The Maize Lethal Leaf Spot 1 Mutant Has Elevated Resistance to Fungal Infection at the Leaf Epidermis
The maize lethal leaf spot 1 (lls1) mutant exhibits enhanced resistance to fungal pathogens.The lls1 resistance to Cochliobolus heterostrophus has two components: (i) lesion number is reduced 40% relative to wild type; and (ii) the lesions that do form often do not contain viable fungus.This lesion sterility is dependent upon leaf maturity and ligh