Genome-Wide Association Study and Genomic Predictions for Hydroxycinnamate Concentrations in Maize Stover.

ABSTRACT: Hydroxycinnamates, like ferulate (FA) and p-coumarate (pCA), are important components of maize cell walls, which influence pest resistance, ruminal digestibility, and biofuel production. Increasing their concentration has been linked to increased pest resistance, but also may lead to a decrease in nutritional value or bioethanol production efficiency. Therefore, improving forage quality or biofuel production without compromising plant resistance and a thorough understanding of the biosynthesis and deposition of these compounds is necessary, especially in stover, which is the feedstock for second-generation biofuel production and determines animal forage quality. This study aimed to identify genomic regions associated with hydroxycinnamates and to develop genomic prediction mo

SUBMITTER: Gesteiro N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884732 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature