Summary
Three lines derived from the old ‘dirty’ Dutch land variety Gelderse Ris were resistant against race 66(70)EO(16) of yellow rust. It was found that this resistance was conditioned by one recessive gene provisionally coded yrGR.
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Stubbs, R.W., Sanders, M. & Zeven, A.C. A recessive resistance gene for yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis West.) in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Euphytica 33, 561–562 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00021157
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00021157