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Sources of resistance to yellow rust and stem rust in wheat-alien introgressions

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Abstract

Wheat is the staple food and the main source of caloric intake in most developing countries, and thereby an important source in order to maintain food security for the growing populations in those countries. Stem rust Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, and yellow rust P. striiformis f. sp. tritici of wheat continues to cause severe damage locally and globally, thereby contributing to food insecurity. In this paper biology and taxonomy of stem rust and yellow rust, breeding for resistance, utilization of resistance sources from different gene pools, molecular characterization and genetic dissection of resistance to rusts are discussed.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherFaculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Number of pages64
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Publication series

SeriesIntroductory Paper at the Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Science
Number2013:3
ISSN1654-3580

Keywords

  • Alien introgression
  • Leymus
  • Mapping Population
  • QTL
  • Resistance
  • Rye
  • Stem rust
  • Thinopyrum
  • Wheat breeding
  • Yellow rust

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