Horizontal gene transfer of Fhb7 from fungus underlies Fusarium head blight resistance in wheat
Hongwei Wang, Shandong Agricultural University
Silong Sun, Shandong Agricultural University
Wenyang Ge, Shandong Agricultural University
Lanfei Zhao, Shandong Agricultural University
Bingqian Hou, Shandong Agricultural University
Kai Wang, Novogene Bioinformatics Institute
Zhongfan Lyu, Shandong Agricultural University
Liyang Chen, Novogene Bioinformatics Institute
Shoushen Xu, Shandong Agricultural University
Jun Guo, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Min Li, Shandong Agricultural University
Peisen Su, Shandong Agricultural University
Xuefeng Li, Shandong Agricultural University
Guiping Wang, Shandong Agricultural University
Cunyao Bo, Shandong Agricultural University
Xiaojian Fang, Shandong Agricultural University
Wenwen Zhuang, Shandong Agricultural University
Xinxin Cheng, Shandong Agricultural University
Jianwen Wu, Shandong Agricultural University
Luhao Dong, Shandong Agricultural University
Wuying Chen, Shandong Agricultural University
Wen Li, Shandong Agricultural University
Guilian Xiao, Shandong Agricultural University
Jinxiao Zhao, Shandong Agricultural University
Yongchao Hao, Shandong Agricultural University
Ying Xu, Shandong Agricultural University
Yu Gao, Shandong Agricultural University
Wenjing Liu, Shandong Agricultural University
Yanhe Liu, Shandong Agricultural University
Huayan Yin, Shandong Agricultural University
Jiazhu Li, Yantai University
Xiang Li, Shandong Agricultural University
Yan Zhao, Shandong Agricultural University
Xiaoqian Wang, Shandong Agricultural University
Fei Ni, Shandong Agricultural University
Xin Ma, Shandong Agricultural University
Anfei Li, Shandong Agricultural University
Steven S. Xu, USDA-ARS, Cereal Crops Research Unit, Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center
Guihua Bai, USDA-ARS, Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, Manhattan
Eviatar Nevo, University of Haifa
Caixia Gao, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Herbert Ohm, Purdue University
Lingrang Kong, Shandong Agricultural University
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Abstract
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a fungal disease that devastates global wheat production, with losses of billions of dollars annually. Unlike foliar diseases, FHB occurs directly on wheat spikes (inflorescences). The infection lowers grain yield and also causes the grain to be contaminated by mycotoxins produced by the Fusarium pathogen, thus imposing health threats to humans and livestock. Although plant breeders have improved wheat resistance to FHB, the lack of wheat strains with stable FHB resistance has limited progress.