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Title	Aegilops sharonensis genome-assisted identification of stem rust resistance gene Sr62
Author	Guotai Yu, Oadi Matny, Nicolas Champouret, Burkhard Steuernagel, Matthew J. Moscou, Inmaculada Hernández-Pinzón, Phon Green, Sadiye Hayta, Mark Smedley, Wendy Harwood, Ngonidzashe Kangara, Yajuan Yue, Catherine Gardener, Mark J. Banfield, Pablo D. Olivera
Date	2022-03-25
Description	An obscure species of wild grass contains “blockbuster” disease resistance that can be cross bred into wheat to give immunity against one of the deadliest crop pathogens. A collaborative international team of researchers identified the stem rust resistance gene from the wild goat grass species Aegilops sharonensis. The research team led by the John Innes Centre, The Sainsbury Laboratory, and the University of Minnesota used bioinformatic advances to develop the first accurate genome map of Aegilops sharonensis. The genetic potential of this hardy relative of wheat found in Israel and southern Lebanon has been largely unexplored
Keywords	wheat rust
URL	https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29132-8
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