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Advances in Wheat and Pathogen Genomics: Implications for Disease Control.

  • Keller B Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland; email: bkeller@botinst.uzh.ch.
  • Wicker T Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland; email: bkeller@botinst.uzh.ch.
  • Krattinger SG Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia; email: simon.krattinger@kaust.edu.sa.
  • 2018-08-29
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  • Annual review of phytopathology. - 2018
disease resistance gene
gene cloning
genome sequence
genomics-assisted breeding
pathogenic fungi
pathogenomics
Disease Resistance
Genome, Plant
Genomics
Plant Breeding
Plant Diseases
Triticum
English The gene pool of wheat and its wild and domesticated relatives contains a plethora of resistance genes that can be exploited to make wheat more resilient to pathogens. Only a few of these genes have been isolated and studied at the molecular level. In recent years, we have seen a shift from classical breeding to genomics-assisted breeding, which makes use of the enormous advancements in DNA sequencing and high-throughput molecular marker technologies for wheat improvement. These genomic advancements have the potential to transform wheat breeding in the near future and to significantly increase the speed and precision at which new cultivars can be bred. This review highlights the genomic improvements that have been made in wheat and its pathogens over the past years and discusses their implications for disease-resistance breeding.
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