Genetic mapping of common bunt resistance and plant height QTL in wheat

Arti Singh1,2, Ron E Knox3, R M DePauw4

  • 1Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Swift Current, SK, S9H 3X2, Canada. arti@iastate.edu.

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