Publications by authors named "Takeo Sakaigaichi"
Article Synopsis
- Smut disease significantly reduces sugarcane yields, and using resistant varieties is the most effective control method.
- Researchers identified a Japanese wild sugarcane, 'Iriomote8', that has strong resistance to smut disease and conducted QTL analysis with its offspring to find genetic markers associated with resistance.
- They found a key QTL on linkage group 8 that accounts for around 50% of smut disease incidence, indicating it can be utilized in marker-assisted selection to enhance disease resistance while maintaining other desirable plant traits.
