Maize is a vital global crop, and each seed (kernel) hosts an ecosystem of microbes living
inside it. However, we know very little about these endophytes and what their role is in plant …

Within flowers, the style channel receives pollen and transmits male gametes inside
elongating pollen tubes to ovules. The styles of maize/corn are called silks. Fertilization …

Pollen is a vector for diversification, fitness-selection, and transmission of plant genetic
material. The extent to which the pollen microbiome may contribute to host diversification is …

Styles transmit pollen-derived sperm nuclei from pollen to ovules, but also transmit
environmental pathogens. The microbiomes of styles are likely important for …

There is interest in studying microbes that colonize maize silks (style tissue, critical for
reproduction) including the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum (Fg) and its interactions …

In flowering plants, fertilization requires exposing maternal style channels to the external
environment to capture pollen and transmit its resident sperm nuclei to eggs. This results in …

In flowering plants, after being released from pollen grains, the male gametes use the style
channel to migrate towards the ovary where they fertilize awaiting eggs. Environmental …

In an attempt to completely transform people's lives, smart cities have implemented a
number of modifications. Nevertheless, even though smart cities greatly improve people's …

The mycotoxigenic fungus Fusarium verticillioides is the primary maize pathogen and
causes the maize stalk and ear rot diseases with significant economic losses. Furthermore …

Microbial communities associated with animals vary based on both intrinsic and extrinsic
factors. Of many possible determinants affecting microbiome composition, host phylogeny …