Extended Data Fig. 9: Plant heights of transgenic plants involved in ZmCPK39, ZmDi19 and ZmPR10.

a, ZmCPK39-KO mutant showed a severe reduction in plant height. Left: the plant architecture of wild-type B73 and its three ZmCPK39-KO mutants. Scale bar, 19 cm. Right: the plant height of the three ZmCPK39-KO mutants was significantly reduced compared to the recipient line B73 (n = 179). b, Comparison of plant heights of ZmDi19-KO and ZmDi19-OE lines with their recipient line B73 (n = 212). c, Comparison of plant heights of ZmPR10-OE lines with their recipient line B73 (n = 165). Lowercase letters in a–c indicate significant differences determined by Duncan’s multiple-range test.