Key message Recent technological advances in wheat genomics provide new opportunities
to uncover genetic variation in traits of breeding interest and enable genome-based …

Bread wheat improvement using genomic tools is essential for accelerating trait genetic
gains. Here we report the genomic predictabilities of 35 key traits and demonstrate the …

Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) diseases are major factors responsible for substantial yield
losses worldwide, which affect global food security. For a long time, plant breeders have …

Key message A new leaf rust resistance gene Lr79 has been mapped in the long arm of
chromosome 3B and a linked marker was identified for marker-assisted selection. Abstract …

Wheat is an important source of dietary protein and calories for the majority of the world's
population. It is one of the largest grown cereal in the world occupying over 215 M ha. Wheat …

Due to the global warming and dynamic changes in pathogenic virulence, leaf rust caused
by Puccinia triticina has greatly expanded its epidermic region and become a severe threat …

Hundreds of experiments involving genotyping and phenotyping of the plants are planned
daily by plant researchers worldwide for wheat improvement. There are a plethora of …

Wheat is an important cereal food crop providing key nutrients to humankind. Rusts are the
most destructive pathogens of cereal crops, with the exception of rice, across the world and …

The wheat multi-pest resistance genes Lr67 and Lr34 are similar in that they both condition
resistance to many diseases, in a non-race-specific manner, and code for cellular …

The hexaploid spring wheat cultivar, Carberry, was registered in Canada in 2009, and has
since been grown over an extensive area on the Canadian Prairies. Carberry has …