Mining of Indian wheat germplasm collection for adult plant resistance to leaf rust.

Leaf rust (Puccinia triticina Eriks.) is a fungal disease of wheat (Triticum spp.), which causes considerable yield loss. Adult plant resistance (APR) is one of the most sustainable approaches to control leaf rust. In this study, field-testing was carried out across ten different locations, followed...

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Main Authors: Sundeep Kumar, B S Phogat, V K Vikas, A K Sharma, M S Saharan, Amit Kumar Singh, Jyoti Kumari, Rakesh Singh, Sherry Rachel Jacob, G P Singh, M Sivasamy, P Jayaprakash, M Meeta, J P Jaiswal, Deep Shikha, B K Honrao, I K Kalappanavar, P C Mishra, S P Singh, S S Vaish, V A Solanki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213468