Stalk rot complex of maize (Zea Mays L.) caused by Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid and Fusarium verticilloides (Sacc) Nirenberg reduces yield directly by affecting the physiological activity of the plants and finally cause lodging, which is the main reason of economic losses. Screening of Indian maize inbreds for the resistance to pathogen was done using 34 Simple Sequence Repeats (SSR) markers available in database. |