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GrainGenes Gene Report: U-4 (Avena)

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Gene
U-4 (Avena)
Gene Class
Reaction to Ustilago avenae
Pathology
Loose Smut
Reference
ReferenceCherewick WJ and McKenzie RIH (1969) Inheritance of resistance to loose smut and covered smut in the oat varieties, Black Mesdag, Camas, and Rodney. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology 11:919-923.
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Comment
Dominant gene for resistance to loose smut, caused by Ustilago avenae (Pers.) Rostr., in Black Mesdag.
Info Source
ReferenceSimons MD et al. (1978) Oats: A standardized system of nomenclature for genes and chromosomes and catalog of genes governing characters. USDA Agriculture Handbook 509:1-40.

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