Periodic Reporting for period 1 - R-evolution (Why two and not one? Evolutionary consequences of maintaining individual genome copies in two separate nuclei)

Wheat stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most devastating fungal diseases of wheat worldwide, posing a major threat to global food security. This pathogen is notorious for its rapid adaptation to resistant wheat varieties, chemical...