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A maize leaf with long rectangular grey leaf spot lesions caused by Cercospora zeina, maize field behind (illustration)

Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions

A maize leaf with long rectangular grey leaf spot lesions caused by Cercospora zeina, maize field behind (illustration)

The Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions (MPPI) Group is located in the Plant Sciences Complex at the University of Pretoria and is headed by Prof Dave Berger. Research focuses on the molecular basis of plant-pathogen interactions using a range of approaches from whole plant phenotyping to functional genomics. We study the maize – grey leaf spot ( Cercospora zeina ) pathosystem.

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