Mining alleles for tar spot complex resistance from CIMMYT's maize Germplasm Bank

Mining alleles for tar spot complex resistance from CIMMYT's maize Germplasm Bank

The tar spot complex (TSC) is a devastating disease of maize (Zea mays L.), occurring in 17 countries throughout Central, South, and North America and the Caribbean, and can cause grain yield losses of up to 80%. As yield losses from the disease continue to intensify in Central America, Phyllachora...

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Main Authors: Martha C. Willcox, Juan A. Burgueño, Daniel Jeffers, Enrique Rodriguez-Chanona, Armando Guadarrama-Espinoza, Zakaria Kehel, Daniel Chepetla, Rosemary Shrestha, Kelly Swarts, Edward S. Buckler, Sarah Hearne, Charles Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Subjects:
maize landraces
maize genetic resources
allelic diversity
rare alleles
phenotypic characterization
foliar diseases of tropical maize
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.937200/full

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