Among the thousands of rust species described, many are known for their devastating
effects on their hosts, which include major agriculture crops and trees. Hence, for over a …

Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae (Pca) is an important fungal pathogen causing crown rust
that impacts oat production worldwide. Genetic resistance for crop protection against Pca is …

Rust fungi are characterized by large genomes with high repeat content and have two
haploid nuclei in most life stages, which makes achieving high‐quality genome assemblies …

Puccinia hordei (Ph) is a damaging pathogen of barley throughout the world. Despite its
importance, almost nothing is known about the genomics of this pathogen, and a reference …

Genome sequencing of fungal pathogens have documented extensive variation in genome
structure and composition between species and in many cases between individuals of the …

The crown rust fungus Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae P. Syd. & Syd.(Pca) attacks cultivated
oat and its wild relatives, causing significant losses to the crop worldwide. Although …

Recent advances in genomics technologies have revolutionized our understanding of cereal
rust fungi, providing unprecedented insights into the complexities of their sexual life cycle …

Chromosome evolution drives species evolution, speciation, and adaptive radiation.
Accurate genome assembly is crucial to understanding chromosome evolution of species …

Although somatic hybridization (SH) has been proposed as a means of accelerating rust
pathogen virulence evolution in the absence of sexual recombination, previous studies are …

Oat crown rust caused by Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae is the most destructive foliar
disease of cultivated oat. Characterization of genetic factors controlling resistance …