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

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. We developed a de novo assembly pipeline to identify candidate maize...

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Main Authors: Tanya Welgemoed, Rian Pierneef, Lieven Sterck, Yves Van de Peer, Velushka Swart, Kevin Daniel Scheepers, Dave K. Berger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
QDR
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00191/full