To the Editors of the Plant
Genome:
Our collaborative research project on Genome-wide Association Study of
Fall Armyworm resistance in maize, followed by metabolic pathway
analysis, has resulted in the manuscript presented here. This is the
first work of its kind on this trait in maize, and the second on
insects, and we believe it will be useful to plant breeders working on
insect resistance, as well as geneticists and physiologists working to
decipher complex traits in plant populations. We hope the reviewers and
editors of The Plant Genome agree, and we look forward to hearing your
suggestions on further improvement of our paper.
Sincerely yours,
Marilyn Warburton and co-authors.