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The orange wheat blossom midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana (Géhin) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is a significant wheat pest in the Prairie Provinces of Canada and northern regions of the USA. Wheat phenology plays a cri...
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Open AccessEvaluation of variant calling tools for large plant genome re-sequencing
Discovering single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from agriculture crop genome sequences has been a widely used strategy for develo** genetic markers for several applications including marker-assisted breed...
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Open AccessGenetic and transcriptional dissection of resistance to Claviceps purpurea in the durum wheat cultivar Greenshank
Four QTL for ergot resistance (causal pathogen Claviceps purpurea) have been identified in the durum wheat cultivar Greenshank.
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Open AccessCharacterization of QTL and eQTL controlling early Fusarium graminearum infection and deoxynivalenol levels in a Wuhan 1 x Nyubai doubled haploid wheat population
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major disease of cereal crops, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum and related species. Breeding wheat for FHB resistance contributes to increase yields and grain qu...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Identification and map** of expressed genes associated with the 2DL QTL for fusarium head blight resistance in the wheat line Wuhan 1
Following publication of the original article [1], we have been notified that some important information was omitted by the authors in the Copyright note. The Copyright note should read as below.
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Open AccessIdentification and map** of expressed genes associated with the 2DL QTL for fusarium head blight resistance in the wheat line Wuhan 1
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a problem of great concern in small grain cereals, especially wheat. A quantitative trait locus (QTL) for FHB resistance (FHB_SFI) located on the long arm of chromosome 2D in the spr...
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Open AccessTranscriptome dynamics associated with resistance and susceptibility against fusarium head blight in four wheat genotypes
Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat in North America is caused mostly by the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum (Fg). Upon exposure to Fg, wheat initiates a series of cellular responses involving massive transc...
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Quantitative trait loci for resistance to stripe rust of wheat revealed using global field nurseries and opportunities for stacking resistance genes
Quantitative trait loci controlling stripe rust resistance were identified in adapted Canadian spring wheat cultivars providing opportunity for breeders to stack loci using marker-assisted bree...
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Stem Rust Resistance: Two Approaches
Stem rust, caused by Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici (Pgt), is a destructive disease of wheat that has historically caused significant yield losses in much of the global wheat production area. Over the past 50 ye...
