Race Ug99 (TTKSK) of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, detected in Uganda in 1998, has been
recognized as a serious threat to food security because it possesses combined virulence to …

Because of their high level of diversity and complex evolutionary histories, most studies on
plant receptor-like kinase subfamilies have focused on their kinase domains. With the large …

Advances in genomics have expedited the improvement of several agriculturally important
crops but similar efforts in wheat (Triticum spp.) have been more challenging. This is largely …

Plant immunity is often triggered by the specific recognition of pathogen effectors by
intracellular nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLR). Plant NLRs contain an …

Plant disease resistance is often conferred by genes with nucleotide binding site (NBS) and
leucine-rich repeat (LRR) or serine/threonine protein kinase (S/TPK) domains. Much less is …

Two classes of genes are used for breeding rust resistant wheat. The first class, called R (for
resistance) genes, are pathogen race specific in their action, effective at all plant growth …

Powdery mildew poses severe threats to wheat production. The most sustainable way to
control this disease is through planting resistant cultivars. We report the map‐based cloning …

Powdery mildew resistance gene Pm21, located on the chromosome 6V short arm of
Haynaldia villosa and transferred to wheat as a 6VS· 6AL translocation (T6VS· 6AL), confers …

Plants and animals sense conserved microbial signatures through receptors localized to the
plasma membrane and cytoplasm. These receptors typically carry or associate with non …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an efficient tool for gene function studies. It has been
used to perform both forward and reverse genetics to identify plant genes involved in several …