Improving traits in wheat has historically been challenging due to its large and polyploid
genome, limited genetic diversity and in‐field phenotyping constraints. However, within …

Polyploidy has played a central role in plant genome evolution and in the formation of new
species such as tetraploid pasta wheat and hexaploid bread wheat. Until recently, the high …

The introgression of chromosome segments from wild relatives is an established strategy to
enrich crop germplasm with disease-resistance genes. Here we use mutagenesis and …

Gene cloning in repeat-rich polyploid genomes remains challenging. Here, we describe a
strategy for overcoming major bottlenecks in cloning of the powdery mildew resistance gene …

Crop breeding for resistance to pathogens largely relies on genes encoding receptors that
confer race-specific immunity. Here, we report the identification of the wheat Pm4 race …

Identification of causal mutations in barley and wheat is hampered by their large genomes
and suppressed recombination. To overcome these obstacles, we have developed …

To safeguard bread wheat against pests and diseases, breeders have introduced over 200
resistance genes into its genome, thus nearly doubling the number of designated resistance …

The wild relatives and progenitors of wheat have been widely used as sources of disease
resistance (R) genes. Molecular identification and characterization of these R genes …

Plasma membrane-associated and intracellular proteins and protein complexes play a
pivotal role in pathogen recognition and disease resistance signaling in plants and animals …

Cereal crops such as wheat and maize have large repeat-rich genomes that make cloning of
individual genes challenging. Moreover, gene order and gene sequences often differ …