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Discovery and characterization of two new stem rust resistance genes in Aegilops sharonensis.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jun 2017
Yu Guotai, Champouret Nicolas, Steuernagel Burkhard, Olivera Pablo D, Simmons Jamie, Williams Cole, Johnson Ryan, Moscou Matthew J, Hernández-Pinzón Inmaculada, Green Phon, Sela Hanan, Millet Eitan, Jones Jonathan D G, Ward Eric R, Steffenson Brian J, Wulff Brande B H
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: We identified two novel wheat stem rust resistance genes, Sr-1644-1Sh and Sr-1644-5Sh in Aegilops sharonensis that are effective against widely virulent African races of the wheat stem rust pathogen. Stem rust is one of the most important diseases of wheat in the world. When single stem rust resistance (Sr) genes are deployed in wheat, they are often rapidly overcome by the pathogen. To this end, we...
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