Horizontal or Generalized Resistance to Pathogens in Plants
Journal: Plant Pathology
Year: 2012

The threat to world wheat production and the panic among the agricultural science community caused by the emergence of the ‘super virulent ’ wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis tritici) race Ug99 in East Africa (Singh et al., 2011) is a reminder that the name and ideas of the South African J.E. van der Plank should not be forgotten. Based on his long