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Potential for re-emergence of wheat stem rust in the United Kingdom
Potential for re-emergence of wheat stem rust in the United Kingdom
- Source :
- Lewis, C M, Persoons, A, Bebber, D P, Kigathi, R N, Findlay, K, Bueno-Sancho, V, Corredor-Moreno, P, Harrington, S A, Kangara, N, Berlin, A, Garcia, R, Germán, S E, Hanzalová, A, Hodson, D P, Hovmøller, M S, Huerta-Espino, J, Imtiaz, M, Mirza, J I, Justesen, A F, Niks, R E, Omrani, A, Patpour, M, Pretorius, Z A, Roohparvar, R, Sela, H, Singh, R P, Steffenson, B, Visser, B, Fenwick, P M, Thomas, J, Wulff, B B H & Saunders, D G O 2018, ' Potential for re-emergence of wheat stem rust in the United Kingdom ', Communications Biology, vol. 1, 13 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0013-y, Ainfo, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, instacron:Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Communications Biology 1 (2018) 1, Communications Biology, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018), Communications Biology, Communications Biology, 1(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Wheat stem rust, a devastating disease of wheat and barley caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, was largely eradicated in Western Europe during the mid-to-late twentieth century. However, isolated outbreaks have occurred in recent years. Here we investigate whether a lack of resistance in modern European varieties, increased presence of its alternate host barberry and changes in climatic conditions could be facilitating its resurgence. We report the first wheat stem rust occurrence in the United Kingdom in nearly 60 years, with only 20% of UK wheat varieties resistant to this strain. Climate changes over the past 25 years also suggest increasingly conducive conditions for infection. Furthermore, we document the first occurrence in decades of P. graminis on barberry in the UK . Our data illustrate that wheat stem rust does occur in the UK and, when climatic conditions are conducive, could severely harm wheat and barley production. Clare Lewis et al. report the first identification in nearly 60 years of a cultivated wheat plant infected with the fungal pathogen Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici (wheat stem rust) in the United Kingdom. They find that only 20% of UK wheat varieties are resistant to this strain and urge growers to resume resistance breeding programs.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Biology
Stem rust
01 natural sciences
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
03 medical and health sciences
Laboratorium voor Plantenveredeling
Wheat plant
Life Science
lcsh:QH301-705.5
2. Zero hunger
Puccinia
Host (biology)
food and beverages
Outbreak
Fungal pathogen
biology.organism_classification
Plant Breeding
030104 developmental biology
lcsh:Biology (General)
Agronomy
Western europe
EPS
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
TRIGO
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23993642
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Lewis, C M, Persoons, A, Bebber, D P, Kigathi, R N, Findlay, K, Bueno-Sancho, V, Corredor-Moreno, P, Harrington, S A, Kangara, N, Berlin, A, Garcia, R, Germán, S E, Hanzalová, A, Hodson, D P, Hovmøller, M S, Huerta-Espino, J, Imtiaz, M, Mirza, J I, Justesen, A F, Niks, R E, Omrani, A, Patpour, M, Pretorius, Z A, Roohparvar, R, Sela, H, Singh, R P, Steffenson, B, Visser, B, Fenwick, P M, Thomas, J, Wulff, B B H & Saunders, D G O 2018, ' Potential for re-emergence of wheat stem rust in the United Kingdom ', Communications Biology, vol. 1, 13 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0013-y, Ainfo, Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, instacron:Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria, Communications Biology 1 (2018) 1, Communications Biology, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018), Communications Biology, Communications Biology, 1(1)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....be54b9db4d5d3b50353705c9fe135c4c
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0013-y