Maize inbred line B96 is the source of large-effect loci for resistance to generalist but not specialist spider mites
Huyen Bui, Robert Greenhalgh, Gunbharpur Singh Gill, Meiyuan Ji, Andre H. Kurlovs, Christian Ronnow, Sarah Lee, Ricardo A. Ramirez, Richard M. Clark
The paper identifies large-effect loci in maize inbred lines B96, B49, and B75 for resistance to the generalist spider mite Tetranychus urticae, but not the specialist Oligonychus pratensis.
Frontiers in Plant Science · Jun 21, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics