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Pyramiding for Resistance Durability: Theory and Practice.
Phytopathology - 1 Jul 2018
Mundt Christopher C
Abstract excerpt
Durable disease resistance is a key component of global food security, and combining resistance genes into "pyramids" is an important way to increase durability of resistance. The mechanisms by which pyramids impart durability are not well known. The traditional view of resistance pyramids considers the use of major resistance gene (R-gene) combinations deployed against pathogens that are primarily asexual....
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