Maize Defense Pathways (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Maize Defense Pathways

Caption

Maize plants are protected from disease-causing fungal pathogens by recent gene duplications in multiple hormone pathways that enable the production of on-demand antibiotics.

Credit

Eric Schmelz, UC San Diego

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Must be used in conjunction with UC San Diego maize study.

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