Globally-deployed sorghum aphid resistance gene RMES1 is vulnerable to biotype shifts but being bolstered by RMES2
C. VanGessel, B. Rice, T. Felderhoff, J. R. Charles, G. Pressoir, V. Nalam, G. P. Morris
The paper assesses the vulnerability of the sorghum aphid resistance gene RMES1 to biotype shifts and finds it is bolstered by the presence of RMES2 and cyanogenesis.
bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology