Plant pathology: Precision genome engineering keeps wheat disease at bay

Julian R. Greenwood; John P. Rathjen

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.044

Plant pathology: Precision genome engineering keeps wheat disease at bay

Julian R. Greenwood, John P. Rathjen

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Mutating a disease susceptibility gene in barley is a favoured trick of plant breeders to confer resistance to powdery mildew disease. New work shows how the same feat can be performed in wheat while mellowing the impact of unwanted side effects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R382-R384
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	32
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.044
Publication status	Published - 25 Apr 2022

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