Convergent Adaptation to Quantitative Host Resistance in a Major Plant Pathogen

Convergent Adaptation to Quantitative Host Resistance in a Major Plant Pathogen

Plant pathogens can adapt to quantitative resistance, eroding its effectiveness. The purpose of this work was to reveal the genomic foundation of adaptation to such a resistance in populations of the fungus Pseudocercospora fijiensis, a main devastating pathogen of banana, by finding out convergent adaptation on totally different cultivars. Samples from P. fijiensis populations displaying a native adaptation sample … Read more