Cereal rust surveys were undertaken by the National Plant Protection Centre, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forest, Semtokha, Thimpu, Bhutan and the Research and Development Centre, Bajo, Wangduephodrang in collaboration with the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat (DRRW) … Continue reading
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During the period 12th January 2012 to 7th February 2012 Buginyanya ZARDI staff – W.W. Wagoire (Team Leader), A. Wasukira (Pathologist), B. Chemayek and S. Wobibi with the cooperation of field staff from the wheat growing districts, undertook a wheat … Continue reading
Kenya: During 2011 (Jan-Sept.) staff from KARI, Njoro carried out extensive rust surveys throughout the Kenyan wheat growing areas. A total of 466 fields were surveyed for rusts. stem rust was the predominant disease recorded on the surveys; present in … Continue reading
Analysis undertaken by AAFC, Canada on samples collected by NARI, Eritrea in Oct. 2010 has confirmed the presence of Ug99 lineage races TTKST and PTKST in Eritrea. Wolday et al (2011) report the findings in the journal Plant Disease. Both … Continue reading
Wheat rust surveys were undertaken by the Crop Breeding Institute and Plant Protection Research Institute throughout the key wheat growing areas of Zimbabwe during the period 19th – 24th September 2011. The primary focus of the surveys was to assess … Continue reading
Mozambique: Wheat rust surveys were undertaken by IIAM and CIMMYT in the key wheat growing areas of Manica and Tete provinces, Central Mozambique during the period 16-20 September 2011. The surveys were a repeat of surveys initiated in 2010, which … Continue reading
Wheat rust surveys were undertaken by staff from the Georgian Institute of Plant Immunity (GIPI) during June and July 2011. The surveys covered the wheat growing areas of Eastern Georgia. A total of 67 wheat fields were surveyed using standard … Continue reading
Wheat rust surveys were undertaken throughout the main wheat growing areas of Tajikistan by staff from the Tajikistan Agrarian University. A total of 22 sites were surveyed, covering both the northern and southern wheat growing regions. yellow rust was the … Continue reading
Extensive wheat rust surveys were undertaken throughout the wheat growing regions of Iraq during May 2011. A total of 344 sites were surveyed using standard BGRI survey methodology. Yellow rust dominated the surveys, being recorded at 96 of the sites … Continue reading
Wheat rust surveys were undertaken by staff from the Iranian Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII) during May 2011. Coverage of most of the major wheat growing areas in Iran was achieved, with a total of 36 sites surveyed using … Continue reading