Accounting for heading date gene effects allows detection of small-effect QTL associated with resistance to Septoria nodorum blotch in wheat.

In humid and temperate areas, Septoria nodorum blotch (SNB) is a major fungal disease of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in which grain yield is reduced when the pathogen, Parastagonospora nodorum, infects leaves and glumes during grain filling. Foliar SNB susceptibility may be associated with s...

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Main Authors: Luis A Rivera-Burgos, Gina Brown-Guedira, Jerry Johnson, Mohamed Mergoum, Christina Cowger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268546