Evaluation of wheat blast resistance in the USDA Uniform Eastern and Southern Soft Red Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Nurseries.
Wheat blast is an emerging disease caused by the highly virulent Triticum pathotype of the fungal pathogen Pyricularia oryzae that threatens wheat production worldwide. Relatively few sources of resistance to wheat blast have been identified, and no single source of resistance that protects against all strains of the p...