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Meeting the Challenge of Yellow Rust in Cereal Crops - ICARDA

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Virulence variation <strong>of</strong> Pucc<strong>in</strong>ia striiformis f.sp. tritici <strong>in</strong><br />

Pakistan<br />

M.G. Sahi, 1 I. Ahmad, 1 S. Rizwan, 2 J.I. Mirza, 1 A. Rehman 1 and M. Ashraf 2<br />

1. Crop Disease Research Programme, NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan;<br />

2. Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan<br />

<strong>Yellow</strong> (stripe) rust caused by Pucc<strong>in</strong>ia striiformis f.sp. tritici is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most<br />

important diseases <strong>of</strong> wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) <strong>in</strong> Pakistan, and use <strong>of</strong><br />

genetic resistance is <strong>the</strong> most common control strategy. Effective breed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

strategies depend on an understand<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genetics and virulence variation<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pathogen. In this study, yellow rust populations <strong>in</strong> Pakistan were<br />

characterized for <strong>the</strong>ir virulence pathotypes and races and pathogenetic<br />

variation us<strong>in</strong>g seedl<strong>in</strong>g evaluation <strong>of</strong> differential genotypes under glasshouse<br />

conditions <strong>in</strong> Murree (2000 masl). The differential genotypes comprised a<br />

World set, European set, near-isogenic l<strong>in</strong>es and <strong>the</strong> universally susceptible<br />

bread wheat cv. Morocco. The two-year study identified a total <strong>of</strong> 18 race<br />

groups. Of <strong>the</strong>se 18 race groups, several (68E0, 64E0, 66E0, 70E0, 6E0, 71E0,<br />

6E0, 67E0 and 68E16) had been found previously. The new race group 70E32<br />

found had probably evolved as a mutation from <strong>the</strong> previously exist<strong>in</strong>g 70E16.<br />

Virulence frequencies <strong>of</strong> Yr resistance genes were also determ<strong>in</strong>ed on nearisogenic<br />

l<strong>in</strong>es. Highest virulence frequencies were found for Yr7 (88%), Yr9<br />

(57%), Yr18 (70%) and Yr24 (69%). Virulence frequencies were low for Yr1<br />

(4%), Yr5 (7%), Yr10 (16%) and Yr15 (4%). Our studies <strong>in</strong>dicated that virulence<br />

existed for almost all Yr genes, necessitat<strong>in</strong>g regular monitor<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> yellow<br />

rust populations, coupled with <strong>in</strong>tense efforts to identify new sources <strong>of</strong><br />

resistance to this pathogen.<br />

<strong>Yellow</strong> rust research <strong>in</strong> Iran: past, present and future<br />

M. Torabi<br />

Seed and Plant Improvement Institute (SPII), Karaj, Islamic Republic <strong>of</strong> Iran<br />

<strong>Yellow</strong> rust causes economic losses <strong>in</strong> wheat throughout <strong>the</strong> world and is <strong>the</strong><br />

most important disease <strong>of</strong> wheat <strong>in</strong> Iran. Several epidemics <strong>of</strong> yellow rust have<br />

occurred <strong>in</strong> Iran dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> last 30 years, caus<strong>in</strong>g huge yield losses as a result<br />

<strong>of</strong> breakdown <strong>of</strong> resistance <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> cultivars <strong>in</strong> popular use. The 1993 epidemic

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