CRK and fungal infectious disease: Despite the susceptibility of Tha-Lr14a to Pt isolate 95037, it exhibited a notable defense response in the host, as evidenced by the upregulation of specific CRK genes, TaCRK11B, TaCRK38A, TaCRK16B, and TaCRK20D, indicating their role in mitigating the severe impact caused by the virulent fungal infection.