Ug99 is a lineage of wheat stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici), which is present in wheat fields in several countries in Africa and the Middle...

wheat strains show no resistance. The race was named TTKSK (e.g. isolate Ug99). An epidemic of stem rust on wheat caused by race TTKSK spread across Africa...

f. sp. tritici and carries Sr52 which offers some resistance against the Ug99 subrace of P.g.f.sp.t.. The genetic basis for this immunity is being introgressed...

convened an international expert panel in Kenya on the emerging threat of Ug99 in east Africa. The working group produced a report, "Sounding the Alarm...

diseases: Caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (basidiomycete) fungi e.g. Ug99 Wheat blast: Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum. Viral diseases: Wheat...

intensive farming". Archived from the original on 3 May 2007. "Wheat Stem Rust – UG99 (Race TTKSK)". FAO. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved...

humanity's third-most-produced cereal. Extant fungal infections such as Ug99 (a kind of stem rust) can cause 100% crop losses in most modern varieties...

Kenya) with the particularly virulent UG99 fungus. Unlike other rusts, which only partially affect crop yields, UG99 can bring 100% crop loss. Up to 80%...

availability especially if there are no contingency plans in place. For example, Ug99, a lineage of wheat stem rust, which can cause up to 100% crop losses, is...

David P.; Huerta-Espino, Julio; et al. (2011-09-08). "The Emergence of Ug99 Races of the Stem Rust Fungus is a Threat to World Wheat Production". Annual...