Abstract The Illinois Long-Term Selection Experiment for grain protein and oil concentration
in maize (Zea mays) is the longest continuous genetics experiment in higher plants. A total …

The simultaneous improvement of grain yield and protein concentration in crop production is
an important global challenge. In maize, genotype selection and nitrogen (N) management …

The Illinois Long‐Term Protein Selection strains of maize (Zea mays L.) have been
employed in a variety of studies investigating the genetic and physiological control of maize …

Functional stay‐green is a valuable trait that extends the photosynthetic period, increases
source capacity and biomass and ultimately translates to higher grain yield. Selection for …

Fertilizer N availability impacts photosynthesis and crop performance, although cause–effect
relationships are not well established, especially for field-grown plants. Our objective was to …

The Illinois high (IHP), low (ILP), and corresponding reverse (IRHP, and IRLP) protein–
strains of maize represent genetic extremes for differences in grain protein concentration …

Continued yield increases in modern commercial maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids will require
increased plant density, improved nitrogen‐use efficiency, and breeding for a hybrid's …

Maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars with increased concentrations of provitamin A (proVA)
carotenoids can improve the health of millions of consumers who are vitamin A deficient and …

Splitting nitrogen (N) application is beneficial for achieving higher grain yields and N use
efficiency (NUE), but the responses of N utilization efficiency of different maize cultivars to …

In the past three decades, laboratory natural selection has become a widely used technique
in biological research. Most studies which have utilized this technique are in the realm of …