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Search for partial resistance to leaf rust in a collection of ancient Spanish wheats.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 2001
Martínez F, Niks R E, Moral A, Urbano J M, Rubiales D
Abstract excerpt
A collection of 917 accessions of Spanish durum and bread wheat was screened for resistance to leaf rust (Puccinia triticina) under field conditions at three locations. Resistance levels ranged from very low to very high, high susceptibility being most frequent. Relative disease severity (referred to the most susceptible accession = 100%) was lower than 20% in about 6% of the accessions in each location. In the...
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