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A rust disease involves a very intimate interaction between the host and an obligate pathogen. The result of the interaction can lead to differential selection in either the host or the pathogen. A very high level of virulence can prevent the reproduction of a wheat plant while a very high level of resistance can prevent the survival of the rust fungus. It is not surprising, therefore, that very close genetic relationships have developed between wheat and its rusts.
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Knott, D.R. (1989). The Genetics of Host-Pathogen Interactions. In: The Wheat Rusts — Breeding for Resistance. Monographs on Theoretical and Applied Genetics, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83641-1_6
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