DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiad461 ISSN:
Efficient parthenogenesis via egg cell expression of maize BABY BOOM1: A step toward synthetic apomixis
Debra J Skinner, Michelle D Mallari, Kashaf Zafar, Myeong-Je Cho, Venkatesan Sundaresan- Plant Science
- Genetics
- Physiology
The maize BABY BOOM 1 gene, when ectopically expressed in egg cells, induces parthenogenetic haploid progeny at high frequency, suggesting a promising route for producing clonal hybrid seeds in maize.