Apr 14, 2013 – Science magazine: Global research to control stem rust disease saves wheat farmers losses worth US $1.12 billion per year

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

Ug99 (Race TTKSK)

Wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) is historically the most damaging disease of wheat. The disease has the capacity to turn a healthy looking crop, only weeks away from harvest, into nothing more than a tangle of black … Continue reading

Ug99 Effective Sr Genes

Effective / Ineffective stem rust Resistance Genes The following table summarizes the effective and ineffective stem rust resistance genes for races in the Ug99 lineage (based on Singh et al., 2006). TTKSK (Ug99) TTKSF TTKST (Ug99 + Sr24) TTTSK (Ug99 … Continue reading

Pathotype Tracker – Where is Ug99?

Status Summary: Ug99 Lineage – September 2021 Race TTKSK (Ug99) was the first known race of P. graminis f. sp. tritici with virulence to the stem rust resistance gene Sr31. It also possesses virulence to a wide range of resistance … Continue reading

Stem Rust

Wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) is historically the most damaging disease of wheat. Under suitable conditions, yield losses of 70% or more are possible. In 1999, a new virulent race of stem rust was identified from wheat … Continue reading

April 5, 2011: Ug99 lineage races TTKSK (Ug99), TTKST (Ug99+Sr24) and TTTSK (Ug99+Sr36) confirmed in Tanzania

Three variants in the Ug99 lineage have been confirmed in stem rust samples collected in Tanzania during August 2009 by a team of Tanzanian and international scientists. Races confirmed by the USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN, USA were; … Continue reading