Harnessing within-cultivar variation to identify hidden genetic resistance using single plant-omics
Ethan J. Redmond, Meng Li, Samuel Holden, Muhammad Jawad Akbar Awan, Yishan Zhang, J. S. Gill, Jashanpreet Virhia, Jess Hargreaves, Peter Danks, Beth Sleath, Rajagopal Subramaniam, Carmen Hicks, David P. Overy, Gurcharn Singh Brar, Daphne Ezer
The paper uses single plant-transcriptomics to analyze disease resistance in barley, identifying genetic variants associated with resistance to Fusarium graminearum.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology