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Meeting the Challenge of Yellow Rust in Cereal Crops - ICARDA

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Wheat yellow rust situation <strong>in</strong> Algeria dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> last<br />

decade<br />

A. Benbelkacem, C. Djenadi and M. Laddada<br />

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique d’Algérie, El-Khroub, Algeria<br />

There are many biotic constra<strong>in</strong>ts to wheat production <strong>in</strong> Algeria. <strong>Rust</strong>s, and <strong>in</strong><br />

particular yellow rust (Pucc<strong>in</strong>ia striiformis), are among <strong>the</strong> most prevalent<br />

diseases that occur mostly all over <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country. <strong>Yellow</strong><br />

(stripe) rust appeared as an epidemic <strong>in</strong> 2004, affect<strong>in</strong>g more than 600 000 ha <strong>of</strong><br />

bread wheat with a severity exceed<strong>in</strong>g 70%. The seed yields from affected<br />

fields <strong>of</strong> a susceptible variety ranged from 0.5 to 5.2 q/ha, and while resistant<br />

cultivars yielded from 32 to 48 q/ha. Overall yield loss was estimated at 65%,<br />

represent<strong>in</strong>g around 7.8 million qu<strong>in</strong>tals. Application <strong>of</strong> fungicides has now<br />

become a common practice <strong>in</strong> many farmer fields. <strong>Yellow</strong> rust has become<br />

sporadic due <strong>the</strong> exploitation <strong>of</strong> effective resistance genes <strong>in</strong> different forms<br />

and comb<strong>in</strong>ations that came from CIMMYT material. Durable resistance was<br />

probably due to many genes, such Yr18, Yr9, Yr27 and Yr1. This material was<br />

extensively used <strong>in</strong> our breed<strong>in</strong>g programmes, but farmers are not us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>se<br />

cultivars for many reasons. Recently, we saw a spread <strong>of</strong> a new virulence for<br />

some genes and this is a typical example <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> potential risk from wheat rusts.<br />

Durum wheat varieties showed better resistance than bread wheat and<br />

barley. <strong>Yellow</strong> rust is still present every year sporadically <strong>in</strong> most humid areas.<br />

Virulence <strong>of</strong> yellow rust and resistance <strong>of</strong> registered wheat<br />

varieties <strong>in</strong> Turkey <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> period 2000–2008<br />

L. Çet<strong>in</strong>, Z. Mert, K. Akan, F. Düşünceli and S. Yazar<br />

Central Research Institute for Field <strong>Crops</strong>, Ankara, Turkey<br />

Wheat is <strong>the</strong> most important cereal crop <strong>in</strong> Turkey and yellow rust (Pucc<strong>in</strong>ia<br />

striiformis f.sp. tritici) is one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> major biotic stresses affect<strong>in</strong>g wheat yield<br />

worldwide. <strong>Yellow</strong> rust causes significant losses especially <strong>in</strong> seasons with<br />

cool and wet spr<strong>in</strong>g conditions through decreas<strong>in</strong>g photosyn<strong>the</strong>sis capacity<br />

and gra<strong>in</strong> weight. In this study, <strong>the</strong> reactions to yellow rust <strong>of</strong> some varieties<br />

registered by Central Research Institute for Field <strong>Crops</strong> (CRIFC) were<br />

determ<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> seven grow<strong>in</strong>g seasons between 2000 and 2008, <strong>in</strong> Ankara

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