The gene-for-gene hypothesis in plant pathology says that for every gene governing resistance in the plant, there is a corresponding gene governing virulence (the ability to attack the host) in the pathogen. The linked article was not informative, but I suspect that if this resistance is in fact controlled by a single gene, eventually some members of Phytopthora infestans (Potato late blight) will have a mutation which allows them to attack these potatoes. Once a virulent pathogen exists in the wild, resistance quickly becomes futile.
This is what I'm writing my PhD. on (although my mental archetype for plant disease is wheat stem rust, a.k.a. Puccinia graminis f.sp. triciti). I can provide references if anybody wants them.
What everybody else seems to have forgotten is that there's more to being a pitcher than tossing balls to the catcher.
How's this thing going to cover first? What's it going to do in case of a bunt up towards the mound?
==Jake
[Bob's going to patent the umlaut]
The boys in the Blue \"Oyster Cult might have some prior art to discuss with you.
Of course, if anybody can patent a new use for the umlaut it's Spi\"nal Tap.
==Jake
When I submitted my master's thesis, I signed the following form.
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I also had the option to deny copying rights.
UMI/et al haven't contacted me, and they don't have me in their database.
And if anybody really wants a copy of Integrodifference equations applied to plant competition and control, I suppose I could dig up the (LaTeX and.ps) tarball.
==Jake
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It'll probably be (relatively) quick.
The gene-for-gene hypothesis in plant pathology says that for every gene governing resistance in the plant, there is a corresponding gene governing virulence (the ability to attack the host) in the pathogen. The linked article was not informative, but I suspect that if this resistance is in fact controlled by a single gene, eventually some members of Phytopthora infestans (Potato late blight) will have a mutation which allows them to attack these potatoes. Once a virulent pathogen exists in the wild, resistance quickly becomes futile.
This is what I'm writing my PhD. on (although my mental archetype for plant disease is wheat stem rust, a.k.a. Puccinia graminis f.sp. triciti). I can provide references if anybody wants them.
==Jake
What everybody else seems to have forgotten is that there's more to being a pitcher than tossing balls to the catcher. How's this thing going to cover first? What's it going to do in case of a bunt up towards the mound? ==Jake
There's more USB Cats out there than just the Compaqs. I got mine from a recent promotion on ibm.com. ==Jake
[Bob's going to patent the umlaut]
The boys in the Blue \"Oyster Cult might have some prior art to discuss with you.
Of course, if anybody can patent a new use for the umlaut it's Spi\"nal Tap.
==Jake
And if anybody really wants a copy of Integrodifference equations applied to plant competition and control, I suppose I could dig up the (LaTeX and
==Jake