Ebook: Rust Diseases of Wheat: Concepts and methods of disease management

Mexico: CIMMYT (Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo), 1992. — 81 pp.
ISBN: 968-6127-47-X.The rust diseases of wheat are among the most studied of the plant diseases.
This publication reviews some of the more recent scientific literature concerning the pathogens Puccinia recondita f.sp. tritici, P. graminis f.sp. tritici, and P. striiformis f.sp. tritici; the diseases leaf rust, stem rust, and stripe rust; and the resistance to the pathogens. The goal is to provide a single source of information for isolated scientists and new students.
Abrief history and general description of the wheat rusts are followed by adetailed summary of each of the rust diseases, their epidemiology, their hosts (including resistance), and their pathogens (including virulences). Methods for disease control through resistance, chemicals, and cultural methods are discussed. Techniques are presented for inoculum production, collection, and storage; inoculation methods; disease scoring; testing for resistance; epidemiology, yield loss, and physiologic race studies; isolation of resistance genes; and utilization of resistance.Contents:
The Wheat Rusts.
History.
The Diseases.
Epidemiology.
Host-Pathogen Interactions.
Leaf Rust.
Epidemiology.
Hosts.
Pathogen.
Stem Rust.
Epidemiology.
Hosts.
Pathogen.
Stripe Rust.
Epidemiology.
Hosts.
Pathogen.
Disease Control.
Genetic Resistance.
Chemical (Fungicide) Control.
Cultural Methods.
Eradication of the Alternate Host.
Techniques for Study of Rust Diseases.
Inoculum Production.
Inoculation Methods.
Disease Scoring.
Testing for Resistance.
Epidemiology Studies.
Fungicide Evaluation.
Yield Loss Studies.
Physiologic Race Surveys.
Genetic Basis of Resistance.