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A new player contributing to durable Fusarium resistance

Fhb1 is the most effective and most widely deployed source of durable resistance against Fusarium graminearum, a devastating toxin-producing fungal pathogen affecting wheat. Two new studies identify Fhb1 as an atypical disease resistance gene; this discovery is expected to fuel discussion on the molecular nature of this important disease-resistance locus.

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Lagudah, E.S., Krattinger, S.G. A new player contributing to durable Fusarium resistance. Nat Genet 51, 1070–1071 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0454-3

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