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FreshSci_Dr Lee Hickey – rust on barley2

May 7, 2014 1920 × 1440 Fresh Science 2013

Photo: Lee Hickey and his team successfully identified a gene, Rph20, which protects barley against the serious leaf rust disease. Credit: Lee Hickey

Barley is vulnerable to leaf rust. Credit: Lee Hickey

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