Fine mapping and genomic analyses reveal a tandem kinase-pseudokinase candidate underlying OrDeb2-mediated resistance to Orobanche cumana in sunflower
Belén Fernández-Melero, Lidia del Moral, Borja Rojas-Panadero, Alexandra Legendre, Sébastien Carrère, Jérôme Gouzy, Stéphane Muños, Leonardo Velasco, Begoña Pérez‐Vich
This study identifies a tandem kinase-pseudokinase gene, RLK-2, as a candidate underlying OrDeb2-mediated resistance to Orobanche cumana in sunflower through genetic and physical mapping.
bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology