Art and Science of Rust Pathology and Applied Plant Breeding
5.0 Host
The Wheat Host Distribution and Importance
Knowledge from Gordon
Genetics of the Wheat Host
A review of the genomes of wheat and their importance in the evolution of the species, as well as their importance in the discovery of new resistance genes from progenitor species. A brief review of meiosis (and a reference for study) and the relation of chiasmata formation and crossing over as it relates to the interpretation of molecular marker information.
Concepts of Rust Resistance in Wheat
Instructor(s): Robert Park