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Discovery of a susceptibility factor for Fusarium head blight on chromosome 7A of wheat.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 1 Jul 2021
Chhabra Bhavit, Tiwari Vijay, Gill Bikram S, Dong Yanhong, Rawat Nidhi
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KEY MESSAGE: Discovery and mapping of a susceptibility factor located on the short arm of wheat chromosome 7A whose deletion makes plants resistant to Fusarium head blight. Fusarium head blight (FHB) disease of wheat caused by Fusarium spp. deteriorates both quantity and quality of the crop. Manipulation of susceptibility factors, the plant genes facilitating disease development, offers a novel and alternative...
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