AUTHOR=Kusmec Aaron , de Leon Natalia , Schnable Patrick S. 

TITLE=Harnessing Phenotypic Plasticity to Improve Maize Yields

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2018.01377

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2018.01377

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p>Plants can produce different phenotypes when exposed to different environments. Understanding the genetic basis of these plastic responses is crucial for crop breeding efforts. We discuss two recent studies that suggest that yield plasticity in maize has been under selection but is controlled by different genes than yield.</p>