Pooled effector library screening in protoplasts rapidly identifies novel Avr genes

T Arndell, J Chen, J Sperschneider, NM Upadhyaya… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Crop breeding for durable disease resistance is challenging due to the rapid evolution of
pathogen virulence. While progress in resistance (R) gene cloning and stacking has …

Comparative analysis of the avirulence effectors produced by the fungal stem rust pathogen of wheat

J Lubega, M Figueroa, PN Dodds… - Molecular Plant …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
Crops are constantly exposed to pathogenic microbes. Rust fungi are examples of these
harmful microorganisms, which have a major economic impact on wheat production. To …