supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (2013CB127700);the Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of China (31071640 and 31271985);partially supported by the 111 Project from Education Ministry of China (B07049)
Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, is an important wheat disease in China, seriously threatening wheat production. Understanding the winter survival of the fungus is a key for predicting the s...