supported by the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program,2012AA10A307);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30821140352,31123009);the HarvestPlus Challenge Program in China
α-carotene is one of the important components of pro-vitamin A, which is able to be converted into vitamin A in the human body. One maize (Zea mays L.) ortholog of carotenoid hydroxylases in Arabidopsis thaliana, Z...