Peter Balint-Kurti

Bio

We are interested in the genetic and mechanistic bases of natural variation in quantitative disease resistance and the defense response in maize. Quantitative disease resistance, also known as partial disease resistance, confers a level of resistance that is less than complete but is usually effective in protecting yield.

We’re interested in identifying the associated loci ( the quantitative trait loci), the underlying genes and figuring out how they work.

 

Area(s) of Expertise

Maize, Disease Resistance, Defense Response, Genetics

Publications

• A maize near-isogenic line population designed for gene discovery and characterization of allelic effects , PLANT JOURNAL (2025)
• Diverse modes of gene action contribute to heterosis for quantitative disease resistance in maize , GENETICS (2025)
• It's Complicated: Why Are There So Few Commercially Successful Crop Varieties Engineered for Disease Resistance? , MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY (2025)
• Effective Seed Sterilization Methods Require Optimization Across Maize Genotypes , PHYTOBIOMES JOURNAL (2024)
• Mitigating Illumination-, Leaf-, and View-Angle Dependencies in Hyperspectral Imaging Using Polarimetry , Plant Phenomics (2024)
• Natural variation in the pattern-triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications , MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY (2024)
• Reconsidering the Lessons Learned from the 1970 Southern Corn Leaf Blight Epidemic , PHYTOPATHOLOGY (2024)
• The ZmCPK39-ZmDi19-ZmPR10 immune module regulates quantitative resistance to multiple foliar diseases in maize , NATURE GENETICS (2024)
• The ZmWAKL-ZmWIK-ZmBLK1-ZmRBOH4 module provides quantitative resistance to gray leaf spot in maize , NATURE GENETICS (2024)
• The interaction between abiotic and biotic soil factors drive heterosis expression in maize , (2024)

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