Breakthrough in genetic research to improve SNB resistance in new wheat varieties

Updated November 13 2019 - 5:54pm, first published 5:52pm
Murdoch University research scientist Dora Li and DPIRD research officer Esther Walker analyse genetic marker data for SNB resistance in wheat.
Murdoch University research scientist Dora Li and DPIRD research officer Esther Walker analyse genetic marker data for SNB resistance in wheat.

New wheat varieties with improved tolerance to the fungal disease Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB) are a step closer, with the discovery of suitable wheat germplasm and several resistant genes.

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