Stalks and roots are the main battlefield for the coevolution between maize and Fusarium verticillioides
Fusarium species are the dominant cause of maize ear rot, but they also inflict serious damage to the roots and stalks.Theoretically, the organ where the host interacts with the pathogen most frequently should exhibit the highest degree of symptom-genotype correlation.Because that symptom-genotype correlation is an indicator reflecting the degree o