A 4-bp Insertion at ZmPLA1 Encoding a Putative Phospholipase A Generates Haploid Induction in Maize

Affiliations

• ¹ National Maize Improvement Center of China, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuan Ming Yuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China.
• ² National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
• ³ National Maize Improvement Center of China, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuan Ming Yuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China; Maize Research Institute, Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Baishiyi Town, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing 401329, China.
• ⁴ National Maize Improvement Center of China, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuan Ming Yuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: weiweijin@cau.edu.cn.
• ⁵ National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China. Electronic address: yjianbing@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
• ⁶ National Maize Improvement Center of China, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuan Ming Yuan West Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China. Electronic address: chen368@126.com.