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Wheat (Triticum aestivum) chromosome 6D harbours the broad spectrum common bunt resistance gene Bt11.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 7 Sept 2023
Lunzer Magdalena, Buerstmayr Maria, Grausgruber Heinrich, Müllner Almuth Elise, Fallbacher Iris, Buerstmayr Hermann
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KEY MESSAGE: A major QTL on chromosome 6DL corresponding to bunt resistance gene Bt11 was identified in four mapping populations generated through crosses with Bt11-carriers PI 166910 and M822123. Common bunt in wheat has witnessed a renaissance with the rise of organic agriculture that began in the 1980s. The abandonment of systemic fungicides in organic farming, together with a lack of resistant cultivars, has...
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