Reading the enemy: How genome science is reshaping the fight against wheat stem rust

In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing in an unfamiliar way. Stems weakened, plants collapsed, and fields that had ...
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The cloning of powdery mildew resistance gene Pm26 and stripe rust resistance gene YrTD121 from wild emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccides) and their breeding application (IMAGE)

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TaANK-TPR1 enhances wheat resistance against stripe rust via controlling gene expression and protein activity of NLR protein TaRPP13L1

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...