An overview of stripe rust of wheat (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) in Pakistan |
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| Authors: | Hadi Bux Awais Rasheed Mahboob Ali Siyal Alvina G Kazi Abdul Aziz Napar A Mujeeb-Kazi |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Plant Sciences , University of Sindh , Jamshoro , 76080 , Pakistan hadiqau@gmail.com;3. Department of Plant Sciences , Quaid-i-Azam University , Islamabad , 44000 , Pakistan;4. Plant Genetics Division , Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA) , Tando Jam , 70060 , Pakistan;5. Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences (ASAB) , National University of Science and Technology (NUST) , Islamabad , 44000 , Pakistan;6. National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering , P.O. Box 577, Faisalabad , Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | yellow rust wheat Pakistan virulence management |
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