Sacch5A1a489bp: Candidate molecular marker associated with smut tolerance in modern sugarcane genotypes
Sugarcane smut, which is caused by the fungus Sporisorium scitamineum, is one of the most detrimental diseases affecting the sugarcane crop and has been shown to significantly reduce productivity. Evidence indicates that chromosome 5 is the main origin of most resistance gene analogs (RGAs) involved in pathogenic respo...