A recent shift in the Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici population in Serbia coincides with changes in yield losses of commercial winter wheat varieties.

ABSTRACT: Wheat yellow (stripe) rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici (Pst), is a devastating disease of wheat worldwide. The success of Pst is largely due to the pathogens ability to rapidly overcome host resistance, generating new races that are easily dispersed between territories through wind-borne transmission of Pst urediniospores. Thus, first signs of entry of new Pst races into a region is usually captured by changes in disease severity. To examine any alterations of winter wheat variety response to Pst infection in Serbia, we analyzed yield and Pst disease severity in field trials conducted in 2014, 2021, and 2023. We specifically focused on analyzing Pst disease severity at growth stages related to yield

SUBMITTER: Zupunski V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11550931 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature