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H-gene-mediated resistance to Hessian fly exhibits features of penetration resistance to fungi.
Phytopathology - 1 Mar 2010
Harris M O, Freeman T P, Moore J A, Anderson K G, Payne S A, Anderson K M, Rohfritsch O
Abstract excerpt
Features shared by host-specific phytophagous insects and biotrophic plant pathogens include gene-for-gene interactions and the ability to induce susceptibility in plants. The Hessian fly shows both. To protect against Hessian fly, grasses have H genes. Avirulent larvae die on H-gene-containing resistant plants but the cause of death is not known. Imaging techniques were used to examine epidermal cells at larval...
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