Genetic Mapping and Functional Analysis of a tassel branch number Mutant in maize
we characterized and functionally analyzed a classical maize dominant mutant, Teopod2 (Tp2), and identified a microRNA, zma-miR156h, which regulates multiple agronomic traits in maize by inhibiting the expression of SPL family genes. We also verified that ZmSBP13 functions in tassel development by targeting multiple proteins that control inflorescence architecture.