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Natural diversity in the model legume Medicago truncatula allows identifying distinct genetic mechanisms conferring partial resistance to Verticillium wilt.
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2013
Ben Cécile, Toueni Maoulida, Montanari Sara, Tardin Marie-Claire, Fervel Magalie, Negahi Azam, Saint-Pierre Laure, Mathieu Guillaume, Gras Marie-Christine, Noël Dominique, Prospéri Jean-Marie, Pilet-Nayel Marie-Laure, Baranger Alain, Huguet Thierry, Julier Bernadette, Rickauer Martina, Gentzbittel Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Verticillium wilt is a major threat to alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and many other crops. The model legume Medicago truncatula was used as a host for studying resistance and susceptibility to Verticillium albo-atrum. In addition to presenting well-established genetic resources, this wild plant species enables to investigate biodiversity of the response to the pathogen and putative crosstalk between disease and...
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