biostudies-literatureUnknown22(1)Geng X<h4>Background</h4>Sheath blight is an important disease caused by Rhizoctonia cerealis that affects wheat yields worldwide. No wheat varieties have been identified with high resistance or immunity to sheath blight. Understanding the sheath blight resistance mechanism is essential for controlling this disease. In this study, we investigated the response of wheat to Rhizoctonia cerealis infection by analyzing the cytological changes and transcriptomes of common wheat 7182 with moderate sensitivity to sheath blight and H83 with moderate resistance.<h4>Results</h4>The cytological observation showed that the growth of Rhizoctonia cerealis on the surface and its expansion inside the leaf sheath tissue were more rapid in the susceptible material. According to the transcriptome sequencing resultsBMC plant biology235https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9087934biostudies-literatureComparative transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible wheat in response to Rhizoctonia cerealis.PMC9087934Wu JZhao LGeng XGao ZYang QLiu SChen XZhang SfalseComparative transcriptome analysis of resistant and susceptible wheat in response to Rhizoctonia cerealis.<h4>Background</h4>Sheath blight is an important disease caused by Rhizoctonia cerealis that affects wheat yields worldwide. No wheat varieties have been identified with high resistance or immunity to sheath blight. Understanding the sheath blight resistance mechanism is essential for controlling this disease. In this study, we investigated the response of wheat to Rhizoctonia cerealis infection by analyzing the cytological changes and transcriptomes of common wheat 7182 with moderate sensitivity to sheath blight and H83 with moderate resistance.<h4>Results</h4>The cytological observation showed that the growth of Rhizoctonia cerealis on the surface and its expansion inside the leaf sheath tissue were more rapid in the susceptible material. According to the transcriptome sequencing results2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 May2025-04-04T13:22:02.634Z2025-04-04T13:22:02.634ZS-EPMC90879343553483210.1186/s12870-022-03584-y