Rhizoctonia solani is a widely distributed phytopathogen that causes banded leaf and
sheath blight in maize and sheath blight in rice. Here, we identified an F-box protein …

Gray leaf spot (GLS), caused by the fungal pathogens Cercospora zeae-maydis and
Cercospora zeina, is a major foliar disease of maize worldwide (Zea mays L.). Here we …

Broad‐spectrum resistance is highly preferred in crop breeding programmes. Previously, we
have reported the identification of the broad‐spectrum resistance‐Digu 1 (bsr‐d1) allele …

Alleles that confer multiple disease resistance (MDR) are valuable in crop improvement,
although the molecular mechanisms underlying their functions remain largely unknown. A …

As part of a larger effort to capture diverse alleles at a set of loci associated with disease
resistance in maize, DK888, a hybrid known to possess resistance to multiple diseases, was …

Rhizoctonia solani is a major fungal pathogen of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that causes great
yield losses in all rice-growing regions of the world. Here we report the draft genome …

Disruption of susceptibility (S) genes in crops is an attractive breeding strategy for conferring
disease resistance,. However, S genes are implicated in many essential biological functions …

Necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani Kühn (R. solani) causes serious diseases in many
crops worldwide, including rice and maize sheath blight (ShB). Crop resistance to the fungus …

Maize (corn) is one of the most widely grown cereal crops globally. Fungal diseases of
maize cause significant economic damage by reducing maize yields and by increasing input …

In the fungal phylum Ascomycota, the ability to cause disease in plants and animals has
been gained and lost repeatedly during phylogenesis. In monocotyledonous barley, loss-of …