Article
General Resistance in Maize to Southern Rust (Puccinia polysora Underw.)
2011-07-01
Abstract excerpt
Southern corn rust (Puccinia polysora Underw.) is a major tropical disease that can lead to severe yield losses in the tropics. Occasionally it becomes of concern in temperate regions, as in 2010. We summarize 45 yr of research on the occurrence, genetic basis, and breeding of general resistance. Trials were conducted in Colombia, Hawaii, Nigeria, the Philippines, Texas, and Thailand. Temperate maize proved unifor...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 0ac21e22-0ab8-5757-9342-a7a64d965d63
- DOI
- 10.2135/cropsci2010.06.0327
