Broad-spectrum and durability: understanding of quantitative disease resistance

• Published in: Current opinion in plant biology Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 181 - 185
• Main Authors: Kou, Yanjun, Wang, Shiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2010; [Oxford, UK]: Pergamon: Elsevier Science; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; biotechnology; Breeding; crops; Crops, Agricultural; Crops, Agricultural - genetics; disease resistance; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; genes; Genes, Plant; Genes, Plant - genetics; genetic resistance; genetics; host-pathogen relationships; Immunity, Innate; Immunity, Innate - genetics; immunology; Plant Diseases; Plant Diseases - genetics; Plant Diseases - immunology; plant diseases and disorders; plant genetic resources; plant pathogens; plant protection; quantitative genetics; quantitative trait loci; Quantitative Trait Loci - genetics; resistance genes; Plant biology; Disease resistance; Durability; Nonspecific resistance; Review

Although quantitative resistance loci provide partial and durable resistance to a range of pathogen species in different crops, the molecular mechanism of quantitative disease resistance has remained largely unknown. Recent advances in characterization of the genes contributing to quantitative disea...