Better genetic markers developed for wheat streak mosaic virus resistance

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 07:31 in Health & Medicine

(Phys.org) —Texas A&M AgriLife Research is developing genetic diagnostic markers to identify wheat streak mosaic virus resistance, providing wheat breeders a new tool in breeding wheat varieties resistant to one of the region's most prevalent diseases.

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