A Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor-Like Protein Associated with a QTL for Septoria Stem Canker in Populus trichocarpa × Populus deltoides Hybrid Poplar.
The fungal plant pathogen Sphaerulina musiva (Ascomycota) causes Septoria stem canker, the most economically damaging disease of Populus plantations in North America, yet the genetic determinants of host resistance remain uncharacterized in hybrid poplar. Using an inoculation experiment with the 52-124 pseudo-backcross...