Massive analysis of cDNA ends (MACE) reveals a co-segregating candidate gene for LpPg1 stem rust resistance in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne).

Molecular markers including a potential resistance gene co-segregating with the LpPg1 stem rust resistance locus in perennial ryegrass were identified by massive analysis of cDNA ends (MACE) transcriptome profiling. Stem rust caused by Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola is a severe fungal disease in the forage crop perennial ryegrass and other grasses.