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Phytophthora sojae is the causative agent for Phytophthora root and stem rot in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and can be managed by deployment of resistance to P. sojae (Rps) genes. PI 340,029 is a soybean landrace carrying broad-spectrum resistance to the pathogen. Analysis of an F₂ population derived from a cross between PI 340,029 and a susceptible cultivar ‘Williams’ reveals that the resistance to P. sojae race 1 is conferred by a single gene,