Other Plant Disease -- Australia
Plant pathologists identified new strains of stripe rust from samples sent in last year [2017] from Victoria. The new rust pathotype is believed to be the first [to overcome] the YR 33 gene which has formed an important part of plant resistance to stripe rust in several widely grown wheat varieties.
It [also] marks the 1st time a new stripe rust pathogen has been identified [in Australia] for 7 years. While farmers are not expecting a high disease load this year [2018] due to the dry summer
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5855829&promed&0
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