Functional Characterization of Two Class II Diterpene Synthases Indicates Additional Specialized Diterpenoid Pathways in Maize (Zea mays)
As a major staple food, maize (Zea mays) is critical to food security.Shifting environmental pressures increasingly hamper crop defense capacities, causing expanded harvest loss.Specialized labdane-type diterpenoids are key components of maize chemical defense and ecological adaptation.Labdane diterpenoid biosynthesis most commonly requires the pai