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The Country Survey Mapper tool, developed by the University of Aarhus Denmark, displays rust field survey data. Selection of any specific combination of year and disease is possible. Any new data incorporated into the underlying database will automatically be displayed … Continue reading
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
Data Source: AAFC Cereals Research Center, Winnipeg, Canada; USDA-ARS Cereals Disease Lab, MInnesota, USA Predominant Pathotype(s): JRCQC – a durum wheat race also known in Ethiopia. Three Ug99 Race group members: PTKST, TTKST, TTKSK have been recorded. TKTTF (Digalu race) … Continue reading
[advanced_iframe securitykey=”da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709″ src=”http://wheatatlas.org/rusttracker/production/ERI” width=”300″ height=”190″] Rust Issues: All three rusts (stem, leaf and yellow rust) are serious constraints to wheat production. Ug99 Status: Three variants of Ug99 (PTKST, TTKST, TTKSK) have been deteced in Eritrea. PTKST, TTKST were first detected … 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
Survey updates – East Africa Kenya: stem rust incidence and severity remains high in Kenya. Expanded surveys (Aug-Sept 2010) by KARI, Njoro staff in the Central and North Rift regions recorded stem rust in 70% of the 122 fields surveyed. … Continue reading
Combined results from race analysis undertaken at several different labs indicate that five new variants in the Ug99 lineage were detected from samples collected in East Africa during 2013 or 2014. Probably most significant were the two new SrTmp variants … Continue reading
The Digalu race (race TKTTF) is not part of the Ug99 race group; it is genetically unrelated. This race has been known from Turkey since at least 2005 and it is widely distributed in the Middle East region. It is … Continue reading
A severe, localised stem rust epidemic has broken out in southern Ethiopia during November-December 2013. The districts of Agarfa and Gasera in Bale zone are the most seriously affected, but some spread into other areas is now being reported. The … Continue reading