RNA-Seq analysis of resistant and susceptible sub-tropical maize lines reveals a role for kauralexins in resistance to grey leaf spot disease, caused by Cercospora zeina
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DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1137-9
Abstract: BackgroundCercospora zeina is a foliar pathogen responsible for maize grey leaf spot in southern Africa that negatively impacts maize production. Plants use a variety of chemical and structural mechanisms to defend themselves against invading pathogens… read more here.
Keywords: maize; line; leaf spot; resistant susceptible ... See more keywords
De novo Assembly of Transcriptomes From a B73 Maize Line Introgressed With a QTL for Resistance to Gray Leaf Spot Disease Reveals a Candidate Allele of a Lectin Receptor-Like Kinase
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00191
Abstract: Gray leaf spot (GLS) disease in maize, caused by the fungus Cercospora zeina, is a threat to maize production globally. Understanding the molecular basis for quantitative resistance to GLS is therefore important for food security.… read more here.
Keywords: b73 qtl; disease; receptor like; resistance ... See more keywords