Article
Breeding Lupinus albus for resistance to the root pathogen Pleiochaeta setosa
2009-09-01
Abstract excerpt
Pleiochaeta root rot (PRR) caused by Pleiochaeta setosa is a serious, widespread fungal disease in lupin crops, especially in Lupinus albus (broad-leaf lupin, or white lupin). PRR resistance is common in the gene pool of L. albus with various landraces from the Mediterranean region being the most resistant, and suitable for use in breeding new cultivars. Heritability of resistance is sufficient to make good gains...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 2db3408c-17f1-5ca4-ad7d-e5731022330d
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10658-009-9465-8
