tassel-less 1 Encodes a Boron Channel Protein Required for Inflorescence Development in Maize April

Inflorescence Development in Maize April Leonard, Beth Holloway, Mei Guo, Mary Rupe, GongXin Yu, Mary Beatty, Gina Zastrow-Hayes, Robert Meeley, Victor Llaca, Karlene Butler, Tony Stefani, Jennifer Jaqueth and Bailin Li* DuPont Pioneer, 200 Powder Mill Road, Wilmington, DE 19880, USA DuPont Pioneer, 7300 NW 62nd Ave, Johnston, IA 50131, USA Present address: USDA, ARS Honeybee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory, Baton Rouge, LA 70820, USA. *Corresponding author: E-mail, bailin.li@cgr.dupont.com; Fax, +302-695-2728. (Received October 11, 2013; Accepted February 14, 2014)