Rust surveys were coordinated and undertaken by the National Plant Protection Centre, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest, Semtokha, Thimpu, Bhutan in collaboration with the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat (DRRW) project during the period 25th April – 3rd … Continue reading
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Very extensive rust surveys were undertaken throughout the main wheat growing regions of Pakistan during February-April 2013. The survey were coordinated by Dr. Atiq ur Rehman Rattu, NARC, Islamabad but were undertaken by a wide range of different institutes within … Continue reading
A paper by Hale, Mamuya and Singh (2013) has just been published in Plant Disease which confirms and documents the presence of three Sr31 virulent races of stem rust in Tanzania. The three races – TTKSK, TTKST, TTTSK – are … Continue reading
Based on initial reports from the field, a preliminary summary of the current rust situation in Pakistan is presented. More detailed reports will follow once survey data is compiled and analysis has been undertaken. Like other countries in the region, … Continue reading
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
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