In search for new mechanisms of maize adaptation to cool spring conditions, growth in control conditions

Maize cultivation has spread far beyond its place of origin in Central America. This expansion was made possible by breaking the crop’s photoperiodic requirements and by selecting early‑maturing genotypes. In this study we explore the traits that could enable maize to grow at the low temperatures typical of temperate climates. Building on previous work, we identified four phenotypic responses to cold. The aim of this investigation is to describe the mechanisms underlying these phenotypes.This dataset concerns growth in control temperature and complements accession https://doi.org/10.58132/UMADIT where growth in cold and regrowth conditions was studied. The metadata-ctrl-ISA-tab.zip file contains detailed metadata in ISA‑tab format (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.161355).