Browsing by Author/Contributor "Gerau, Michael"
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Identification of QTL associated with root architecture under well-watered, and water-stressed conditions in Zea mays [abstract]
Gerau, Michael (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2004)Drought alone contributes 17% to the average annual yield loss in maize (Zea mays). It is the single most significant environmental obstacle to improving grain yield. Many physiological traits have been linked to drought ... -
Influence of miRNA on brace root patterning in Zea mays L.
Young, Marie; Gerau, Michael; Ware, D.; Davis, Georgia L. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)Brace roots reduce lodging by providing support and represent the majority of the root system in adult plants. Previous quantitative trait locus mapping results showed that Teopod1 (Tp1), Teopod2 (Tp2), and Corngrass1 ... -
Modeling the relationship between light perception traits and brace root development in Zea mays L. [abstract]
Moss, Murray A.; Gerau, Michael; Davis, Georgia L. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)Maize (Zea mays L.) brace roots are responsible for physical stability in the soil and for water and nutrient acquisition in maize. The objective of this project is to investigate how traits related to light perception ... -
QTL analysis for genes for brace root angle in zea mays l. [abstract]
Boardman, Deanna Sue; Gerau, Michael; Davis, Georgia L. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2007)Brace roots play a major role in determining amount of lodging, and are responsible for a significant portion of water and nutrient uptake. Using the randomly intermated B73 x Mo17 (IBM) RIL mapping population, we are ... -
Quantitative trait loci for seminal root angle and number in the maize IBM population
Morriss, Courtney; Davis, Doug; Gerau, Michael; Davis, Georgia L. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2005)In maize, seminal roots develop and the primary root system deteriorates as the plant matures. The seminal roots comprise the majority of the root system of the adult plant and give the plant stability against lodging. ... -
The ramosa1 gene plays a role in shoot-borne root patterning in Zea mays L.
Aguayo, Moises; Gerau, Michael; Davis, Georgia L. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)Maize brace roots are the aerial portion of the shoot-borne root system that facilitates physical anchorage and water and nutrient acquisition. Shoot-borne roots develop from axillary meristems. Axillary meristems can also ... -
Traits associated with brace root characters implicate light and hormonal signaling pathways [abstract]
Moss, Murray A.; Gerau, Michael; Davis, Georgia L. (University of Missouri--Columbia. Office of Undergraduate Research, 2008)Maize brace roots provide the plant with access to water and nutrients in the soil, increase stability, and improve lodging resistance. The goal of this study is to connect brace root traits to traits linked to developmental ...