The genome of Lactuca saligna, a wild relative of lettuce, provides insight into non-host resistance to the downy mildew Bremia lactucae
Wei Xiong, Lidija Berke, Richard W. Michelmore, Dirk‐Jan M. van Workum, Frank F. M. Becker, Elio G. W. M. Schijlen, Linda V. Bakker, Sander Peters, R. van Treuren, Marieke Jeuken, Klaas Bouwmeester, M. Eric Schranz
The paper reports a chromosome-level genome assembly of Lactuca saligna and identifies resistance genes associated with non-host resistance to downy mildew.
The Plant Journal · Mar 29, 2023Peer-reviewedGenomics