Zhi-Fu Guo

ZmHDS1 Confers Tolerance to Cold Stress in Maize Seedlings

Cold stress severely limits the productivity of maize, especially in Northeast China. Hydroxymethylbutenyl diphosphate synthase (HDS) is a key enzyme in the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway, which is responsible for the generation of precursors for carotenoid biosynthesis, thereby playing a central role in faci...