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Yr36 confers partial resistance at temperatures below 18°C to U.K. isolates of Puccinia striiformis.
Phytopathology - 1 Aug 2014
Segovia Vanesa, Hubbard Amelia, Craze Melanie, Bowden Sarah, Wallington Emma, Bryant Ruth, Greenland Andy, Bayles Rosemary, Uauy Cristobal
Abstract excerpt
Wheat yellow (stripe) rust, caused by the obligate biotrophic fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, is a continual threat to wheat fields worldwide. New isolates with increased virulence have recently emerged driving breeding efforts to incorporate disease resistance genes which confer potentially more durable, albeit partial, resistance. Yr36 is one such locus which was recently cloned (WKS1) and described...
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