New resistance gene against maize rough dwarf disease identified in cereal crops

Xinhai Li, Haiyang Wang

Nature Plants; 2023; IF:18.00

DOI: 10.1038/s41477-023-01514-w

Abstract

We identified ZmGLK36, a resistance gene against rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV), in maize. ZmGLK36 mediates resistance by regulating jasmonic acid (JA) biosynthesis and JA-mediated defence response; it also grants resistance to RBSDV to other cereal crops, such as rice and wheat.