A fungal avirulence factor encoded in a highly plastic genomic region triggers partial resistance to septoria tritici blotch
L. Meile, D. Croll, P. C. Brunner, C. Plissonneau, F. E. Hartmann, B. A. McDonald, A. Sanchez-Vallet
The paper identifies Avr3D1, a fungal avirulence factor in Zymoseptoria tritici, which triggers partial resistance in wheat cultivars with Stb7, and shows its evolutionary dynamics and polymorphism.
bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2018Plant Biology