Bob Freebairn pinpoints how to stop the march of stripe rust

By Bob Freebairn
May 16 2022 - 5:30am
Stripe rust can devastate wheat crops if varieties with good resistance are not chosen or appropriate fungicide programs instigated. Photo by Steve Simpfendorfer.
Stripe rust can devastate wheat crops if varieties with good resistance are not chosen or appropriate fungicide programs instigated. Photo by Steve Simpfendorfer.

Two new pathotypes of wheat stripe rust were detected by staff at the University of Sydney in 2021, but fortunately neither is expected to pose any threat beyond that posed by existing pathotypes.

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