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Allelic Variation in Maize Malate Dehydrogenase 7 Shapes Promoter Methylation and Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight Resistance.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) - 1 Feb 2026
Wei Luyang, Chen Junbin, Liu Chuang, Liu DanDan, Du Meida, He Shengfeng, Cheng Wenyu, Bhadauria Vijai, Peng You-Liang, Zhu Wangsheng
Abstract excerpt
Rhizoctonia solani, a globally distributed phytopathogen, causes banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB) in maize and sheath blight in rice, severely threatening crop productivity. Here, this work identifies ZmRRS1 (Resistance to Rhizoctonia solani 1), which encodes maize malate dehydrogenase, as a key positive regulator of BLSB resistance in the field through a genome-wide association study. ZmRRS1 knockout lines...
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