Gene expression does change 48 hours after infecting the plant as the pathogen starts to acquire the resources of the plant cell so that it can grow and reproduce. But it's that narrow suite of genes ...

Soybean rust, caused principally by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, poses a major threat to global soybean production owing to its rapid epidemic potential and capacity for severe yield losses.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University scientists are piecing together clues about how a global pest hacks the immune systems of soybeans. Soybean rust fungus poses one of the biggest threats to soybean ...

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Durum wheat landrace Glossy Huguenot was crossed with stripe rust susceptible bread wheat cultivar Westonia and the F 1 was backcrossed to recurrent parent Westonia to develop backcross 2 F 5 (BC 2 F ...