Genetic Gain on Resistance to Spot Blotch of Wheat by Developing Lines with Near Immunity

Spot blotch (causative pathogen the fungus Bipolaris sorokiniana) is a damaging disease of wheat in warm and humid environments, which are prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. Genetic analyses have indicated that resistance is mediated by a number of independent genes, each contributing a small to intermediate size effect, meaning that combinations of three to five genes are required to ensure a high level of resistance. Near-immunity to spot...