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A mutagenesis-derived broad-spectrum disease resistance locus in wheat.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2012
Campbell Jackie, Zhang Hongtao, Giroux Michael J, Feiz Leila, Jin Yue, Wang Meinan, Chen Xianming, Huang Li
Abstract excerpt
Wheat leaf rust, stem rust, stripe rust, and powdery mildew caused by the fungal pathogens Puccinia triticina, P. graminis f. sp. tritici, P. striiformis f. sp. tritici, and Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, respectively, are destructive diseases of wheat worldwide. Breeding durable disease resistance cultivars rely largely on continually introgressing new resistance genes, especially the genes with different...
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