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Title: Advances in control of wheat rusts

Author
item PRETORIUS, Z - University Of The Free State
item AYLIFFE, M - Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
item Bowden, Robert
item BOYD, L - National Institute Of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)
item DEPAUW, R - Advancing Wheat Technologies
item Jin, Yue
item KNOX, R - Agriculture And Agri-Food Canada
item MCINTOSH, R - University Of Sydney
item PARK, R - University Of Sydney
item PRINS, R - University Of The Free State
item LAGUDAH, E - Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/14/2016
Publication Date: 6/30/2017
Citation: Pretorius, Z.A., Ayliffe, M., Bowden, R.L., Boyd, L.A., Depauw, R.M., Jin, Y., Knox, R.E., Mcintosh, R.A., Park, R.F., Prins, R., Lagudah, E.S. 2017. Advances in control of wheat rusts. In: Langridge, P., Editor. Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat. Volume 1, part 3, chapter 12.

Interpretive Summary: Leaf rust, stem rust, and stripe rust (also known as yellow rust) are collectively the most important foliar diseases of wheat. This chapter provides a summary of recent advances in wheat rust research. Topics include pathogen variability, host genetics, host-parasite interactions, strategies to breed for resistance to rusts, and resistance gene stewardship. The goal of wheat rust research is to achieve sustainable control of the wheat rusts to help feed our growing population, while minimizing adverse effects on the environment.

Technical Abstract: This chapter provides a summary of recent advances in wheat rust research. Although the emphasis is on recent developments, some historical context is provided. Critical concepts in studying the wheat rusts are pathogen and host genetics, host-pathogen interactions, epidemiology and management strategies. The overarching goal is to use the collective knowledge of these aspects to achieve durable rust resistance through application in selection and breeding. Primarily as a result of the discovery of the broadly virulent African stem rust race “Ug99”, and new and aggressive stripe (yellow) rust races, these, and related topics, have seen an upsurge in scientific discovery in recent years.