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GrainGenes Gene Report: Pc40 (Avena)

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Gene
Pc40 (Avena)
Gene Class
Reaction to Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae
Pathology
Crown Rust
Reference
ReferenceFleischmann G and McKenzie RIH (1968) Inheritance of crown rust resistance in Avena sterilis. Crop Science 8:710-713.
Comment
Dominant gene for resistance to P. coronata races 290, 295, 332, and 446 in A. sterilis F83 collected in Israel.
Info Source
ReferenceSimons MD et al. (1978) Oats: A standardized system of nomenclature for genes and chromosomes and catalog of genes governing characters. USDA Agriculture Handbook 509:1-40.

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