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Transgenic Pm3b wheat lines show resistance to powdery mildew in the field.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Oct 2011
Brunner Susanne, Hurni Severine, Herren Gerhard, Kalinina Olena, von Burg Simone, Zeller Simon L, Schmid Bernhard, Winzeler Michael, Keller Beat
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Plant resistance (R) genes are highly effective in protecting plants against diseases, but pathogens can overcome such genes relatively easily by adaptation. Consequently, in many cases R genes do not confer durable resistance in agricultural environments. One possible strategy to make the use of R genes more sustainable depends on the modification of R genes followed by transformation. To test a possible...
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