A5064638105- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Agricultural pest management studies
- RNA modifications and cancer
University of Pretoria
2018-2023
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Abstract A serious factor hampering global maize production is gray leaf spot disease. Cercospora zeina one of the causative pathogens, but population genomics analysis C. lacking. We conducted whole-genome Illumina sequencing a representative set 30 isolates from Kenya and Uganda (East Africa) Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa (Southern Africa). Selection diverse was based on microsatellite data larger collection pathogen. Pangenome done by (1) de novo assembly reads with SPAdes, (2)...
Gray leaf spot (GLS) disease of maize, caused by the fungus Cercospora zeina, is a threat to maize production globally. Understanding molecular basis for quantitative resistance GLS therefore important food security. We developed de novo assembly pipeline identify candidate genes. Near isogenic lines with and without QTL on chromosome 10 from inbred CML444 were produced in B73 background. The B73-QTL line showed 20% reduction symptoms compared field (p=0.01). samples this experiment...