Author: Professor Robert Park, Plant Breeding Institute, the University of Sydney
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Three risk keys: research, resistance, reporting
Author: Professor Robert F. Park, Dr Yi Ding, Dr Mumta Chhetri, University of Sydney, Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty, 2022-09-04T09:30:00+10:00Almost if not all Australian wheat and barley cultivars have at least some resistance to each of the three rust diseases. This resistance saves the wheat and barley industries an estimated $1.1 billion per year
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Wet weather increases rust potential in 2022
Author: By Professor Robert Park, Plant Breeding Institute, The University of Sydney, 2022-06-12T09:00:00+10:00The wet summer and autumn period has provided favourable conditions for rust survival in the lead-up to the 2022 season in eastern Australia. The Plant Breeding Institute has already received early reports of stripe rust in wheat at Temora, Canowindra and Wallendbeen in New South Wales.
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Stripe rust incursions create huge challenges
Author: Professor Robert Park, Dr Yi Ding and Dr Mumta Chhetri, Plant Breeding Institute, the University of Sydney, 2022-01-21T09:00:00+11:00The impact of exotic cereal rust incursions was on full display in eastern Australia during the 2021 season, especially across much of the northern grain growing region where stripe rust was very common and, in some cases, caused significant crop infection.
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Monitoring is key to prevent leaf rust losses
Author: Professor Robert Park, Dr Yi Ding and Dr Davinder Singh, Plant Breeding Institute, the University of Sydney, 2021-10-16T09:00:00+11:00Pests and diseases cut global wheat production by 21.5 per cent. Leaf rust has long been considered the most damaging rust pathogen of wheat overall.
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Grasses offer important clues on cereal rust pathogens
Author: Professor Robert Park, Plant Breeding Institute, the University of Sydney, 2021-06-08T09:00:00+10:00News reports on COVID-19 over the past 18 months have, at times, made reference to the field of epidemiology – the study of the distribution and causes of diseases in populations. Epidemiology is also vital in plant disease control – for example, delaying epidemic onset and slowing disease progress (‘flattening the curve’) are critical in dampening the epidemic potential of a plant pathogen.
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Remembering the ‘Maharaja of wheat’
Author: Professor Robert Park and Professor Richard Trethowan Plant Breeding Institute, the University of Sydney, 2021-04-20T09:00:00+10:00It was with great sadness that all those involved in the industry learned of the passing of Dr Sanjaya Rajaram, the “Maharaja of wheat”, at the age of 78, on 17 February in Mexico.
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Some rust resistance genes just keep on giving
Author: Professor Robert Park, Plant Breeding Institute, the University of Sydney, 2020-11-23T00:00:00+11:00Australian efforts to stay one step ahead of ever-changing rust pathogens have been successful in minimising damage from new strains of rust. Once virulence arises, it often spreads and becomes common.
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University's GRDC-invested rust research celebrates centenary
Author: Professor Robert Park, Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, 2020-08-08T00:00:00+10:00Walter Waterhouse was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry in France during World War I. Upon his return to Australia, Professor Waterhouse initiated cereal rust research at the University of Sydney.