ALERT – Dec 23, 2013: LOCALIZED STEM RUST EPIDEMIC IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. EXTREME CAUTION AND VIGILANCE NEEDED IN EAST AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST REGION

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

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