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
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The Turkey-ICARDA Cereal Rust Biosafety Laboratory (CRBL) become operational after the official inauguration of Regional Cereal Rust Research center (RCRRC) on May 30, 2018. Following the inauguration, the CRBL has received official import permits from Food and Control Directorate of … Continue reading
Unusual and severe epidemics of yellow rust were observed on several continents in 2017. In a number of cases, epidemic sites at different continents were inter-related by prevalence of genetically identical yellow rust genotypes and races. Key highlights South America: … Continue reading
A team of scientists from Ecuador, Canada and the USA recently published on the detection of race RRTTF based on samples collected in Ecuador in February 2016. The study led by Dr Charlie Barnes from the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones … Continue reading
Race analysis undertaken by EIAR, Ambo, GRRC, Denmark and USDA-ARS CDL on samples collected in 2015 from Ethiopia and Kenya indicates that stem rust populations in East Africa are changing. The detection of race TKTTF (“Digalu” race) in Ethiopia in … Continue reading
Analysis of dead, single pustule stem rust pathogen samples (D-samples) using molecular diagnostic SNP assay at the USDA-ARS Cereals Disease Lab, Minnesota has detected a race TKTTF (“Digalu” race) genotype in Kenya for the first time. Five samples from 2014 … 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
Following the recent release of the 2013 stripe rust report, the Global Rust Reference Center in Denmark has now just published the latest report detailing the results of race analysis for Puccinia striifromis samples submitted during the period January – … Continue reading
Following the recent surveys and sampling in Rwanda by the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), wheat program and CIMMYT-Ethiopia during the period 27th Jan – 1st Feb 2014; two known Ug99 races have now been identified. Molecular diagnostic assays carried out … Continue reading
During the period 27th Jan – 1st Feb 2014 scientists from the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), wheat program and CIMMYT-Ethiopia conducted wheat rust surveys and sampling in wheat growing areas of the Northern and Southern provinces. These surveys led by … Continue reading