NSF award 2627941 · University of Kentucky Research Foundation

NSF-DBT: Research-PGR: Maize Silk Growth - Strands of Opportunities

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Award number: 2627941
Period of support: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Oct 2028
Amount: $1,572,007
Awardee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY
Program: Plant Genome Research Project
Directorate: BIO

Abstract

Agricultural productivity is threatened by climate change and shrinking growing lands. Maize is the second largest cereal crop in the world, grown mostly for grain production. Climate change introduces more drought events, which delays maize silk growth. Maize silk is the stigmatic tissue in the female flower (ear) of maize that receives pollen leading to fertilization and seed setting. Maize carries separate male…

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