Bioenergy from plants, particularly from perennial grasses and trees, could make a
substantial contribution to alleviation of global problems in climate change and energy …

The main growing regions for winter wheat in the Russian Federation are the North
Caucasian, Central Black Earth, and Central agroecological regions. Spring wheat crops …

The spring wheat belt of Western Siberia and Northern Kazakhstan covers more than 15
million ha. While moisture stress is the main factor limiting production, rusts also represent a …

This study reports the discovery and molecular mapping of a resistance gene effective
against stem rust races RKQQC and TTKSK (Ug99) derived from Aegilops geniculata (2 n …

Background In order to help establish heterotic groups of Chinese northern wheat cultivars
(lines), Diversity arrays technology (DArT) markers were used to investigate the genetic …

Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina (Ptr), is a significant disease of spring wheat spread in
Kazakhstan. The development of resistant cultivars importantly requires the effective use of …

A rye–wheat centric chromosome translocation 1RS. 1BL has been widely used in wheat
breeding programs around the world. Increased yield of translocation lines was probably a …

Over the last decade, the significance of yellow rust caused by Puccinia striiformis (Pst) has
substantially increased worldwide, including in Russia. The development and cultivation of …

The Volga region is one of the main grain-producing regions of Russia. Wheat stem rust
caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici is among the most destructive fungal diseases of …

Abstract Greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), is a major insect pest of wheat and
sorghum on the southern Great Plains. In this review, we outline greenbug life history and …