2017年我国玉米基础研究继续保持快速发展态势，在国内外主流学术期刊发表有重要影响的研究成果。2017年，我国科研人员在91个SCI收录期刊发表玉米生物学相关研究论文266篇，其中，在5年平均影响因子超过5.0的期刊发表高水平论文49篇，主要进展集中在基因编辑相关研究、玉米子粒发育遗传调控、玉米抗非生物胁迫基因挖掘和功能研究、玉米抗病基因挖掘及功能分析、玉米重要农艺性状基因/QTLs鉴定和克隆、玉米组学研究和玉米育种技术这7个方面。

In 2017, the progresses of maize biology research in China were well demonstrated by maintaining the momentum of publishing high impact research articles in top international academic journals. Over the past year, 266 research papers on maize biology were published in 91 SCI journals, among which 49 papers having relative high impact factor(IF>5). In summary, important progresses have been made in the following 7 directions:gene editing studies, the genetics regulation of kernel development, the gene discovery for abiotic stresses, the gene discovery for diseases, QTL gene cloning for important agronomic traits, the omics research(transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics), new technologies for maize breeding.

国家重点研发计划（2017YFD0101104）、国家自然科学基金项目（31671698）、国家自然科学基金创新研究群体（31421005）