Histological and initial molecular analysis of UG99, the SR31-breaking race of the wheat stem rust fungus

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 709-720

  Fehser, S ^a   Beike, U ^a   Stoveken J ^a,c   Pretorius, Z A ^b   van der Westhuizen, A J ^b   Moerschbacher, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biotrophic fungus; Potential avirulence genes; Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici; SSH library; Ug99; UVPgt55

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PUCCINIA GRAMINIS F. SP. TRITICI; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UREDINALES;

EID: 79955144934     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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