A “near-host” is a plant species that is evolutionarily close to a host plant species with its NHR subverted by the pathogen. In some cases, a near-host’s NHR to the pathogen may largely rely on one defence layer and thus is breakable by whole-genome random mutagenesis.
A “near-host” is a plant species that is evolutionarily close to a host plant species with its NHR subverted by the pathogen. In some cases, a near-host’s NHR to the pathogen may largely rely on one defence layer and thus is breakable by whole-genome random mutagenesis.
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Many of the Glossary terms have been adapted from: Tronsmo, A.M., Collinge, D.B., Djurle, A., Munk, L., Yuen, J. and. Tronsmo, A. 2020 Plant pathology and plant diseases. CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 9781789243185.
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