Crop wild relatives offer natural variations of disease resistance for crop improvement. Here,
we report the isolation of broad-spectrum powdery mildew resistance gene Pm36, originated …

The introgression of chromosome segments from wild relatives is an established strategy to
enrich crop germplasm with disease-resistance genes. Here we use mutagenesis and …

Gene cloning in repeat-rich polyploid genomes remains challenging. Here, we describe a
strategy for overcoming major bottlenecks in cloning of the powdery mildew resistance gene …

Powdery mildew is a devastating disease that affects wheat yield and quality. Wheat wild
relatives represent valuable sources of disease resistance genes. Cloning and …

Contiguous genome sequence assemblies will help us to realize the full potential of crop
translational genomics. Recent advances in sequencing technologies, especially long-read …

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina Eriksson (Pt), is one of the most severe foliar diseases
of wheat. Breeding for leaf rust resistance is a practical and sustainable method to control …

To safeguard bread wheat against pests and diseases, breeders have introduced over 200
resistance genes into its genome, thus nearly doubling the number of designated resistance …

Staying ahead of the arms race against rust and mildew diseases in cereal crops is essential
to maintain and preserve food security. The methodological challenges associated with …