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Validation and characterization of a QTL for adult plant resistance to stripe rust on wheat chromosome arm 6BS (Yr78).
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Oct 2017
Dong Zhenzhen, Hegarty Joshua M, Zhang Junli, Zhang Wenjun, Chao Shiaoman, Chen Xianming, Zhou Yonghong, Dubcovsky Jorge
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KEY MESSAGE: This study validated one QTL for adult plant resistance to stripe rust, identified donor lines of the resistance allele, and demonstrated that it is different from previously named Yr genes. The spread of more virulent and aggressive races of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst, causal pathogen of stripe rust) after the year 2000 has caused substantial yield losses worldwide. To find new sources...
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