Quantitative Disease Resistance: Dissection and Adoption in Maize

Qin Yang; Peter Balint-Kurti; Mingliang Xu

doi:10.1016/j.molp.2017.02.004

Quantitative Disease Resistance: Dissection and Adoption in Maize

Mol Plant. 2017 Mar 6;10(3):402-413. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.02.004. Epub 2017 Feb 21.

Authors

Qin Yang¹, Peter Balint-Kurti², Mingliang Xu³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
² Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA; USDA-ARS Plant Sciences Research Unit, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. Electronic address: peter.balint-kurti@ars.usda.gov.
³ National Maize Improvement Centre of China, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: mxu@cau.edu.cn.

PMID: 28254471
DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2017.02.004

Abstract

Maize is the world's most produced crop, providing food, feed, and biofuel. Maize production is constantly threatened by the presence of devastating pathogens worldwide. Characterization of the genetic components underlying disease resistance is a major research area in maize which is highly relevant for resistance breeding programs. Quantitative disease resistance (QDR) is the type of resistance most widely used by maize breeders. The past decade has witnessed significant progress in fine-mapping and cloning of genes controlling QDR. The molecular mechanisms underlying QDR remain poorly understood and exploited. In this review we discuss recent advances in maize QDR research and strategy for resistance breeding.

Keywords: gene; maize; quantitative disease resistance.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Disease Resistance / genetics
Disease Resistance / physiology
Plant Diseases / genetics
Zea mays / genetics
Zea mays / physiology*