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Effects of Altering Three Steps of Monolignol Biosynthesis on Sorghum Responses to Stalk Pathogens and Water Deficit.
Plant disease - 1 Dec 2023
Funnell-Harris Deanna L, Sattler Scott E, O'Neill Patrick M, Gries Tammy, Ge Zhengxiang, Nersesian Natalya
Abstract excerpt
The drought-resilient crop sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) is grown worldwide for multiple uses, including forage or potential lignocellulosic bioenergy feedstock. A major impediment to biomass yield and quality are the pathogens Fusarium thapsinum and Macrophomina phaseolina, which cause Fusarium stalk rot and charcoal rot, respectively. These fungi are more virulent with abiotic stresses such as drought....
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