Identification and characterization of candidate Rlm4 blackleg resistance genes in Brassica napus using next-generation sequencing

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 709-715

  Tollenaere, Reece ^a   Hayward, Alice ^a   Dalton Morgan, Jessica ^a   Campbell, Emma ^a   Lee, Joanne R M ^a   Lorenc, Michal T ^a   Manoli, Sahana ^a   Stiller, Jiri ^a   Raman, Rosy ^b   Raman, Harsh ^b   Edwards, David ^a   Batley, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Candidate genes; Leptosphaeria maculans; Next generation sequencing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GENE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; RAPESEED;

ASCOMYCOTA; BRASSICA NAPUS; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENES, PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERIA BICOLOR; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS;

EID: 84863579429     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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