SgPAL1/2 confers anthracnose resistance in Stylosanthes guianensis by modulating lignin content and monomer ratios
This study identified SgPAL1/2 as crucial genetic regulators of lignin-mediated anthracnose resistance. Our findings further revealed that the increase in both lignin content and the G/S ratio are significant factors enhancing resistance, offering promising targets for the genetic improvement of forage legume crops.
Authors
- GuoDao Liu
- Lan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2778-1081)
- Mengze Gao
- Xipeng Ding
- Yajun Jiang
- Jianyu Zhang
- Lijuan Luo
- Pandao Liu
- Ronghui Dai
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Hainan University (CN)
- Tropical Crops Genetic Resources Institute (CN)
- Hainan Tropical Ocean University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07720-2
- Primary Topic
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China