The inheritance of resistance to eyespot (Cercosporella herpotrichoides) in wheat

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SUMMARY: The genetic control of resistance to the fungus,Cercosporella herpotrichoides, causing the eyespot disease of wheat was studied using the Chinese Spring (Cappelle-Desprez) chromosome substitution lines andF2monosomic families of hybrids between Cappelle-Desprez and Mara. Chromosome 7A of Cappelle-Desprez was found to increase resistance to eyespot in both types of test. Chromosomes 2B and 5D of Cappelle-Desprez gave increased resistance compared to their homologues in Mara on anF2background. When substituted into Chinese Spring neither of these chromosomes appeared to increase resistance. Chromosome 1A of Cappelle-Desprez in a Chinese Spring background increased the level of infection. Dominance was towards resistance and the presence of between-chromosome interaction could be deduced.