overview of stripe rust of wheat (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) in Pakistan

Stripe rust (yellow rust) caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici has been an important disease of wheat in the Indian subcontinent since 1786. Currently, it prevails across all the wheat growing areas from north to south in the country. Due to the favourable weather conditions, the northern u...

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Published in:Archiv für Phytopathologie und Pflanzenschutz 2012-12, Vol.45 (19), p.2278-2289
Main Authors: Bux, Hadi, Rasheed, Awais, Siyal, Mahboob Ali, Kazi, Alvina G, Napar, Abdul Aziz, Mujeeb-Kazi, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
crop production
disease outbreaks
Economics
Epidemics
Genetics
highlands
major genes
management
Pakistan
Pathogens
Plant protection
Puccinia striiformis
Puccinia striiformis f. tritici
Reviews
Seedlings
Stripe rust
Triticum aestivum
Virulence
Weather
Wheat
yellow rust
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Summary:Stripe rust (yellow rust) caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici has been an important disease of wheat in the Indian subcontinent since 1786. Currently, it prevails across all the wheat growing areas from north to south in the country. Due to the favourable weather conditions, the northern uplands have been historically hit by the severe disease epidemics. These epidemics caused significant losses to national wheat production. Acquisition of broader virulence pattern by the pathogen poses a serious threat to national agriculture. Although the deployed national wheat varieties have adequate resistance, these are developed around few major genes and are vulnerable to the new evolving strains of the pathogen. Utilisation of race non-specific durable resistance and seedling resistance via gene pyramiding, based on the current virulence scenario of the pathogen should provide sustainable control. This review focuses on the national milestones that recognise the economic significance of the disease and current status of stripe rust and its management in Pakistan.
ISSN:1477-2906
0323-5408
1477-2906
DOI:10.1080/03235408.2012.726399