The demand for cereal grains as a main source of energy continues to increase due to the
rapid increase in world population. The leaf rust diseases of cereals cause significant yield …

Rust diseases have caused significant losses to Australian cereal crops, and continue to
pose a serious threat. Because Australian cereal crop yields are generally low, genetic …

The Lr34/Yr18 adult plant resistance gene contributes significantly to durable leaf rust
(caused by Puccinia triticina Eriks.) resistance. Simple and robust molecular markers that …

Background Plant breeding requires numerous generations to be cycled and evaluated
before an improved cultivar is released. This lengthy process is required to introduce and …

Breeding for leaf rust resistance has been successful worldwide and is underpinned by the
discovery and characterisation of genetically diverse sources of resistance. An English …

Septoria tritici blotch (STB), caused by the ascomycete Mycosphaerella graminicola, is one
of the most devastating foliar diseases of wheat. We screened five synthetic hexaploid …

Genetic resistance is the most effective approach to managing wheat leaf rust. The aim of
this study was to characterize seedling and adult plant leaf rust resistance of a world wheat …

Breeding for durable disease resistance is challenging, yet essential to improve crops for
sustainable agriculture. The wheat Lr34 gene is one of the few cloned, durable resistance …

Leaf rust resistance gene Lr34 is likely the most important leaf rust gene characterized to
date. It has been characterized as an adult plant resistance gene and is known to enhance …

Leaf rust is an important wheat disease that is a significant hindrance for wheat production in
most areas of the world. Breeding resistant cultivars can effectively and economically control …