9 April 2015: CAUTION – Increased vigilance needed in eastern Mediterranean countries following confirmation of Ug99 (race TTKSK) in Egypt

Following the confirmed detection of Ug99 (race TTKSK) in Egypt in 2014 (BGRI special newsletter report April 2015) increased vigilance is needed for stem rust in the eastern Mediterranean. Although no confirmed reports of race TTKSK have been obtained from … Continue reading

Egypt Yellow Rust Risk Maps

These maps were created using all years of survey data (2010-2011). They illustrate hot-spots of disease severity. The following two approaches were taken to create the maps: Map 1. Geo-statistical Hot-spots:The Getis-Ord Gi* statistic was calculated on the survey data … Continue reading

Egypt Country Contacts

Name Position Institute Email Moustafa Azab Senior Scientist FCRI, ARC, Egypt m-azab-nwrp@hotmail.com Salah El-Dein Sherif Senior Scientist Plant Pathology Research Inst., Egypt dr_salah_sherif@hotmail.com … Continue reading

Egypt Stem Rust Risk Maps

These maps were created using all years of survey data (2010-2011). They illustrate hot-spots of disease severity. The following two approaches were taken to create the maps: Map 1. Geo-statistical Hot-spots:The Getis-Ord Gi* statistic was calculated on the survey data … Continue reading

Egypt Rust Resistant Cultivars

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Egypt Virulence Graph

The Virulence by Country tool, developed by the University of Aarhus Denmark, displays the frequency of virulence to specific combinations of Sr genes in analysed samples over time for a selected country. Selection of any Ug99 lineage race or specific … Continue reading

Egypt Pathotype Frequency Graph

This pathotype information tool, developed by the University of Aarhus Denmark, displays the frequency of Ug99 lineage pathotypes in analysed samples. Selection of any specific combination of country(s) or year(s) is possible. Any new data incorporated into the underlying database … Continue reading