Transcriptomic Analysis of a Susceptible African Maize Line to Fusarium verticillioides Infection.

ABSTRACT: Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple crop providing food security to millions of people in sub Saharan Africa. Fusarium verticillioides, an important fungal pathogen, infects maize causing 'Fusarium Ear Rot' disease, which decreases maize kernel yield and the quality of the crop harvested. Currently, no African maize line is completely resistant to infection by F. verticillioides. This study investigated an African maize line, Zea mays CML144, infected with F. verticillioides. Analysis of morphological characteristics showed significant differences between mock-infected and infected plants. RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) was conducted on plants 14 days post-inoculation to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in F. verticillioides inf

SUBMITTER: Lambarey H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7569872 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature