Canadian Journal of Plant Science · 1979 · 41 citations · 0 references
AgricultureGeneticsPlant SciencesBreeding For Disease ResistancePlant GeneticsPlant Molecular BiologyCereal GeneticsDurable Resistance BreedingPlant Disease ResistanceResistance Gene DiscoveryResistance Gene FlowResistant Crop VarietiesAdult Resistance To Rust DiseasesPlant Resistance BreedingPlant Resistance GenesResistance Gene InheritanceRust Disease Resistance GenesRust Resistance BreedingWheat BreedingWheat Leaf Rust
The gene for adult-plant resistance to race 9 of leaf rust (Puccinia recondita Rob. ex. Desm.) in the common wheat cultivar Thatcher (Triticum aestivum L.) was allelic to Lr22a, a gene for adult-plant leaf rust resistance previously transferred to hexaploid wheat from Aegilops squarrosa L. This gene, designated Lr22b, was linked with Tg, a gene for tenacious glumes, and W2 1 , an inhibitor of waxy foliage, both known to be on chromosome arm 2Dα and linked with Lr22a.