Resistance to Gray Leaf Spot of Maize: Genetic Architecture and Mechanisms Elucidated through Nested Association Mapping and Near-Isogenic Line Analysis e1005045

• Published in: PLoS genetics Vol. 11; no. 3
• Main Authors: Benson, Jacqueline M, Poland, Jesse A, Benson, Brent M, Stromberg, Erik L, Nelson, Rebecca J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Agriculture; Architecture; Cercospora; Cercospora zeae-maydis; Datasets; Genes; Genomes; Genomics; Hypotheses; Plant diseases; Zea mays

Gray leaf spot (GLS), caused by Cercospora zeae-maydis and Cercospora zeina, is one of the most important diseases of maize worldwide. The pathogen has a necrotrophic lifestyle and no major genes are known for GLS. Quantitative resistance, although poorly understood, is important for GLS management....