Fungi are prevalent pathogens that cause substantial yield losses of major crops. Ear rot (ER), which is primarily induced by Fusarium or Aspergillus species, poses a significant challenge to maize production worldwide. ER resistance is regulated by several small effect quantitative trait loci (QTLs). To date, only a few ER-related genes have been identified that impede molecular breeding efforts to breed ER-resistant maize varieties.

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抗穗腐病与粮食产量之间的调控平衡及其在玉米和其他作物中的育种应用


真菌是导致主要作物产量严重损失的常见病原体。穗腐病 （ER） 主要由镰刀菌或曲霉菌属物种诱发，对全球玉米生产构成重大挑战。ER 抗性受几个小效应数量性状位点 （QTL） 的调节。迄今为止，只有少数 ER 相关基因被鉴定出来，这些基因阻碍了培育抗 ER 玉米品种的分子育种工作。