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...
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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...
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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...
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diseases: Caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (basidiomycete) fungi e.g. Ug99 Wheat blast: Caused by Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum. Viral diseases: Wheat...
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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...
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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%...
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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...
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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...
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detailing the threat to global wheat supplies posed by the stem rust variant Ug99. The report sounded the alarm to risks facing wheat supplies in Kenya, Ethiopia...
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