A gene for stem rust resistance, previously designated SrEC and present in the wheat cultivar Etoile de Choisy, was located on the β arm of chromosome 6D. The gene, now designated Sr29, is independent of Sr5, known to be on chromosome 6D, and possibly independent of the 6D centromere.
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