qMrdd2, a novel quantitative resistance locus for maize rough dwarf disease

Abstract Background Maize rough dwarf disease (MRDD), a widespread disease caused by four pathogenic viruses, severely reduces maize yield and grain quality. Resistance against MRDD is a complex trait that controlled by many quantitative trait loci (QTL) and easily influenced by environmental condit...

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Main Authors: Weixiao Zhang, Suining Deng, Yan Zhao, Wei Xu, Qingcai Liu, Yongzhong Zhang, Chunmei Ren, Zhaobang Cheng, Mingliang Xu, Baoshen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
QTL
MAS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-021-03107-1