Identification of Genes Related to Fungicide Resistance in<i>Fusarium fujikuroi</i>

Abstract

We identified two genes related to fungicide resistance in <i>Fusarium fujikuroi</i> through random mutagenesis. Targeted gene deletions showed that survival factor 1 deletion resulted in higher sensitivity to fungicides, while deletion of the gene encoding F-box/WD-repeat protein increased resistance, suggesting that the genes affect fungicide resistance in different ways.