Variability and functional characterization of the Phakopsora pachyrhizi Egh16-like effectors.

Effector proteins in Phakopsora pachyrhizi (Pp), the causative agent of Asian Soybean rust, are involved in the infection process. A previous study identified a rust effector Egh16-like family based expression profile during the interaction with soybean. Herein, we scrutinized available the Pp genomes to validate the predicted Egh16-like family of Pp and identify new family members.

Mapping of a soybean rust resistance in PI 594756 at the locus.

Unlabelled: Asian soybean rust (ASR), caused by the fungus , is the main disease affecting soybean in Brazil. This study aimed at investigating and mapping the resistance of the PI 594756 to , by using Bulked Segregant Analysis (BSA). The PI 594756 and the susceptible PI 594891 were crossed and the resulting and populations (208 and 1770 plants, respectively) were tested against ASR.