Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Extensive immune receptor repertoire diversity in disease-resistant rice landraces
P. Gladieux, C. van Oosterhout, S. Fairhead…·J. D. Jones
The paper examines NLR sequence diversity in rice landraces and modern varieties, finding higher diversity and balancing selection in landraces, suggesting their value for disease resistance.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.061