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TaWRKY24 Positively Regulates Wheat Resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. Tritici via Modulation of Defense Signaling and Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation
A peer-reviewed article reports that the wheat gene TaWRKY24 increases resistance to the stripe rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici by altering defense signaling and reactive oxygen species accumulation.
Categories: science-and-space, positive-progress
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 7/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
It identifies a gene associated with increased wheat resistance to this pathogen.

