Heterogeneous light delayed leaf senescence and ensure yield in maize
Lingyang Fenga, b†, Muhanmmad Ali Razaa†, Shu Yuanc†, Zaheer Ahmedd†, Jianyi Shia, Yushan Wua, Ling Zhange, Taiwen Yonga, Yanhong Yanf, Feng Yanga*, Wenyu Yanga*
a College of Agronomy, Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Crop Strip Intercropping System, Key Laboratory of Crop Ecophysiology and Farming System in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China.
b Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Weifang 261200, PR China.
c College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China.
d Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (USPCAS-AFS), University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan.
e Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130124, PR China.
f College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, PR China.
*Corresponding authors.
* Yang Feng ;f.yang@sicau.edu.cn;* Yang Wenyu;mssiyangwy@sicau.edu.cn
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These authors contributed equally to this work.