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Identification of a locus in maize controlling response to a host-selective toxin derived from Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causal agent of southern leaf blight.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Dec 2018
Xiaodong Xie, Olukolu Bode, Yang Qin, Balint-Kurti Peter
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KEY MESSAGE: A host-selective, proteinaceous maize toxin was identified from the culture filtrate of the maize pathogen Cochliobolus heterostrophus. A dominant gene for toxin susceptibility was identified on maize chromosome 4. A toxic activity was identified from the culture filtrate (CF) of the fungus Cochliobolus heterostrophus, causal agent of the maize disease southern leaf blight (SLB) with differential...
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