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Effects of competition on resistance gene polymorphism in a plant/pathogen system.
Heredity - 1 Oct 2000
Brunet J, Mundt C C
Abstract excerpt
Puccinia striiformis, a fungal pathogen, has been shown to cause direct, negative frequency-dependent selection on its host, wheat (Triticum aestivum). This disease-induced frequency-dependent selection was not sufficient to maintain polymorphism for resistance genes in the host populations. The present study examines whether interactions between disease and competition could impact upon the maintenance of...
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