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Genetic analysis of loose smut (Ustilago tritici) resistance in Sonop spring wheat.
BMC plant biology - 3 Jul 2020
Thambugala Dinushika, Menzies Jim G, Knox Ron E, Campbell Heather L, McCartney Curt A
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BACKGROUND: The genetics of resistance to loose smut of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) caused by the fungus Ustilago tritici (Pers.) Rostr. is not well understood. This study examines loose smut resistance in Sonop (TD-14), a South African spring wheat variety. A doubled haploid (DH) population of 163 lines derived from the cross Diamont/TD-14 was studied. The parents and progenies were inoculated with U. tritici...
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