Diversifying the menu for crop powdery mildew resistance

Cell. 2022 Mar 3;185(5):761-763. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.02.003.

Abstract

Powdery mildew, a potentially severe crop disease, can be controlled by mlo mutations, which suppress fungal proliferation but typically also reduce yield. Li et al. (2022) demonstrate that productivity can be restored by overexpressing a host sugar transporter, thus offering a new option for economically and environmentally benign disease control.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota* / genetics
  • Plant Diseases* / genetics
  • Plant Diseases* / microbiology
  • Plant Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Plant Proteins