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Inheritance <strong>of</strong> yellow rust<br />

resistance <strong>in</strong> advanced l<strong>in</strong>es and<br />

commercial wheat varieties<br />

A.M. Kokhmetova, 1 A.I. Morgunov, 2 R.A. Urazaliev, 3 M.A. Yessimbekova 3 and<br />

A.S. Absattarova 3<br />

1. Institute <strong>of</strong> Plant Physiology, Genetics and Bioeng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Kazakhstan<br />

2. CIMMYT<br />

3. SFC <strong>of</strong> Agronomy and Soil Management, Almaty, Kazakhstan<br />

Introduction<br />

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

diseases <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> cereal world. In order to develop a breed<strong>in</strong>g strategy to control<br />

stripe [yellow] rust <strong>in</strong> Kazakhstan it is necessary to have better knowledge <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> genetic basis <strong>of</strong> resistance <strong>in</strong> potential donor varieties. In <strong>the</strong> Central Asia<br />

region, wheat yellow rust over <strong>the</strong> past few years has been among <strong>the</strong> major<br />

factors adversely affect<strong>in</strong>g wheat yield and quality, caus<strong>in</strong>g considerable<br />

economic damage. Dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> epidemic <strong>of</strong> 2001/03, most widely grown high<br />

yield<strong>in</strong>g cultivars had severe stripe rust. The area affected by yellow rust <strong>in</strong><br />

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was estimated to be as high as 1.5 million ha.<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> genetic host resistance is an effective, economical and<br />

environmentally safe method <strong>of</strong> controll<strong>in</strong>g stripe rust (Johnson and Bimb,<br />

1997; Kumar et al., 1999). The most effective type <strong>of</strong> resistance is durable<br />

resistance based on additive effects <strong>of</strong> slow-rust<strong>in</strong>g genes (S<strong>in</strong>gh, Huerta-<br />

Esp<strong>in</strong>o and William, 2002). There are about 35 identified genes condition<strong>in</strong>g<br />

resistance to Pucc<strong>in</strong>ia striiformis. Only 7 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m are effective <strong>in</strong> Kazakhstan.<br />

The results <strong>of</strong> previous studies showed that a number <strong>of</strong> entries (cvs Almaly,<br />

Adir, Arap and Sultan) are possible sources <strong>of</strong> resistance aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> local<br />

pathogen population <strong>of</strong> yellow rust. For effective use <strong>of</strong> sources <strong>of</strong> resistance as<br />

donors it is necessary to clarify <strong>the</strong> genetic base <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> material.<br />

Materials and methods<br />

A total <strong>of</strong> 150 wheat genotypes were <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> field tests, a number <strong>of</strong> which<br />

were derived from a Central and West Asia <strong>Yellow</strong> <strong>Rust</strong> Trap Nursery, from a<br />

CAC Regional W<strong>in</strong>ter Wheat Exchange Nursery, and from nurseries <strong>of</strong> local<br />

breed<strong>in</strong>g programmes.

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