Widely grown cultivars in Ethiopia – Galema and Kubsa – suffered a serious yellow rust epidemic in the 2010 main season. Official estimates indicated that over 500,000 ha of wheat were affected. Conducive environmental conditions which permitted early infection, coupled … Continue reading
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Confirmed results from race analysis completed in the 2009/10 season are now available. The confirmed spread of Ug99 variants carrying combined Sr31 + Sr24 virulence in Africa continues, along with the continued predominance of these variants in Kenya. The absence … Continue reading
Ethiopia: Results of the field surveys undertaken in Sep-Dec 2009 were received. Very comprehensive surveys were undertaken covering virtually all the main wheat growing areas. A total of 877 locations were surveyed. Thirty-five percent of the locations were infected by … Continue reading
East Africa: In Uganda, high incidence and severity of wheat stem rust have been reported in late August throughout the wheat growing regions. In Kenya, despite drought in many areas, wheat stem rust has been recorded throughout the wheat areas. … Continue reading