Development, validation, and evidence of frequent exchange of mating type HD alleles of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici provide an insight into highly genetic diversity
Sinan Li, Mudi Sun, Zhiming Du, Xiangrui Cheng, Letao Yang, Meng Ju, Zhensheng Kang, Jie Zhao
The paper develops and validates HD alleles for mating type genes in Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, demonstrating sexual recombination contributes to genetic diversity and virulence variation in wheat stripe rust.
bioRxiv · May 6, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology