A pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase confers cross-incompatibility between strains of Zea mays

Domesticated maize and some varieties of wild teosinte grow in close proximity in parts of Mexico but rarely cross-fertilize. Here the authors show that a pistil-expressed pectin methylesterase, encoded by a gene within the Teosinte crossing barrier1-s haplotype, prevents fertilization of these teos...

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Main Authors: Yongxian Lu, Samuel A. Hokin, Jerry L. Kermicle, Thomas Hartwig, Mathew M. S. Evans
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8a8568ced9894cc48592d1276e5123dd
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