The variety mixture strategy assessed in a GXG experiment with rice and the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

Frequent and devastating epidemics of parasites are one of the major issues encountered by modern agriculture. To manage the impact of pathogens, resistant plant varieties have been selected. However, resistances are overcome by parasites requiring the use of pesticides and causing new economical an...

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Main Authors: Romain eGallet, François eBonnot, Joëlle eMilazzo, Christophe eTertois, Henri eAdreit, Virginie eRavigné, Didier eTharreau, Elisabeth eFournier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2013.00312/full