New press release published on the CIMMYT web site A study just published in Science by scientists from the University of Minnesota, CSIRO, the University of Sydney, the University of Queensland, and CIMMYT shows that research to control the wheat disease known … Continue reading
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The Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR) in India have issued a series of advisories about yellow rust occurrence in North-west India in recent weeks. Full details can be found on the DWR web site with repeat postings on the Rust … Continue reading
The latest version of the Mehtaensis newsletter (a 6 monthly newsletter named after Prof. K.C. Mehta) has just been published by the DWR, Regional Station, Flowerdale, Shimla. Compiled by Dr. S.C. Bhardwaj, Mehtaensis contains a detailed summary of all the … Continue reading
Surveys undertaken by Dr Asmelash Wolday of NARI in the highland wheat growing areas of Eritrea during October 2012 found all three wheat rusts (stem, leaf and yellow) to be widespread. Stem rust was the predominant rust observed on the … Continue reading
A major new study entitled “The wheat stem rust pathogen in the central region of the Russian Federation” has just been published in the journal Plant Pathology. The study was led by Dr E.S Skolotneva from the Dept of Mycology … Continue reading
A new study entitled “Determination of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici races of wheat in Turkey” has been published in the Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry. Dr Zafer Mert from the Central Research Institute for Field Crops (CRIFC), Ankara … Continue reading
Surveys led by Dr Fikre Handero (SNNPR Agricultural Research Institute) with assistance from Dr Getaneh Woldeab (Ambo PPRC) and CIMMYT were undertaken in the mid-altitude / highland areas of SNNPR between Butajeira and Arba Minch during the period 5-10th Nov … Continue reading
Following the widespread distribution of rusts diseases observed in 2011 main season, a survey team co-led by Mr Bruce Mutari (Crop Breeding Institute) and Mrs Mutisi (Plant Protection Research Institute) carried out surveys throughout the key wheat growing areas of … Continue reading
New molecular diagnostic assays are providing rapid and useful information on the Ug99 race group in Africa. The assays have been developed by the group led by Dr Les Szabo at the USDA-ARS Cereals Disease Laboratory in St Paul, Minnesota, … Continue reading
The latest version of the Mehtaensis newsletter (a 6 monthly newsletter named after Prof. K.C. Mehta) has just been published by the DWR, Regional Station, Flowerdale, Shimla. Compiled by Dr. S.C. Bhardwaj, Mehtaensis contains a detailed summary of all the … Continue reading