Introgression and monitoring of wild Helianthus praecox alien segments associated with Sclerotinia basal stalk rot resistance in sunflower using genotyping-by-sequencing.

Sclerotinia basal stalk rot (BSR) and downy mildew are major diseases of sunflowers worldwide. Breeding for BSR resistance traditionally relies upon cultivated sunflower germplasm that has only partial resistance thus lacking an effective resistance against the pathogen. In this study, we report the...

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Main Authors: Zahirul I Talukder, Yunming Long, Gerald J Seiler, William Underwood, Lili Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213065