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Durability of plant major resistance genes to pathogens depends on the genetic background, experimental evidence and consequences for breeding strategies.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2009
Palloix A, Ayme V, Moury B
Abstract excerpt
* The breakdown of plant resistance by pathogen populations is a limit to the genetic control of crop disease. Polygenic resistance is postulated as a durable alternative to defeated major resistance genes. Here, we tested this postulate in the pepper-Potato virus Y interaction. * The virus was selected for virulence towards monogenic and polygenic host resistance, using serial inoculations in laboratory and in...
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