Population genomics of Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici highlights the role of admixture in the origin of virulent wheat rust races

Factors defining wheat stem rust pathogen (Pgt) virulence remain poorly characterized. Comparative population genomics based on Pgt haplotypes suggest that structural variation and admixture through somatic hybridization and sexual recombination play an important role in broadening Pgt virulence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuanwen Guo, Bliss Betzen, Andres Salcedo, Fei He, Robert L. Bowden, John P. Fellers, Katherine W. Jordan, Alina Akhunova, Mathew N. Rouse, Les J. Szabo, Eduard Akhunov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34050-w