1996
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.phyto.34.1.503
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Breeding Disease-Resistant Wheats for Tropical Highlands and Lowlands

Abstract: Wheat is grown on about 10 million ha in the tropical highlands and lowlands of the world, where it is an important food source. Many farmers in these areas work under subsistence conditions. Wheat diseases in tropical regions can be severe and require significant efforts to control. For economic and environmental reasons, host plant resistance is the most appropriate and sustainable disease control method. We describe highland and lowland tropical wheat regions and discuss CIMMYT's breeding strategies, philos… Show more

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“…The use of resistant varieties/rootstocks and fungicides are therefore the simplest and most eff ective methods to reduce the severity of fungal diseases (Dubin and Rajaram, 1996;Shephard, 1997). However, resistance is overcome by the genetic diversity of fungal pathogens as well as by genotype × environmental interactions (Bayles et al, 2000).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The use of resistant varieties/rootstocks and fungicides are therefore the simplest and most eff ective methods to reduce the severity of fungal diseases (Dubin and Rajaram, 1996;Shephard, 1997). However, resistance is overcome by the genetic diversity of fungal pathogens as well as by genotype × environmental interactions (Bayles et al, 2000).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(Dastur 1942;Maraite 1998). As an important biotic stress to growing wheat in humid and warm areas, this foliar disease has long been recognized (Saari and Wilcoxson 1974;Dubin et al 1991;Dubin and Rajaram 1996;Duveiller 2004;Joshi et al 2007a;Eisa et al 2013). C. sativus is a non-specific hemi-biotrophic fungus with worldwide distribution and is found mainly on wheat, triticale and barley, causing seedling blight, SB on leaves, black point on grains, and common root rot on the sub-crown internodes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Early researches on SB involved screening for new resistant germplasm from Zambia, Brazil and the Yangtze River Valley in China, and many lines with satisfactory levels of resistance were identified, which were then widely used in the CIMMYT's wheat breeding programs and were tested in international nurseries in epidemic regions (Dubin and Rajaram 1996;Mehta et al 1996;Dubin et al 1998; van Ginkel and Rajaram 1998). Resistance sources were also sought in wide cross derivatives made at CIMMYT, and a number of lines with good resistance to SB were identified (Mujeeb-Kazi et al 1996).…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Selection and breeding for resistant cultivars is the main disease management strategy for a sustainable agriculture. Duveiller and Gilchrist (1994) and Dubin and Rajaram (1996) reported several sources of spot blotch resistance in wheat but high yielding genotypes resistant to the disease is not yet available. Most of the improved and recommended wheat cultivars in Nepal are severely attacked by foliar blight (Shrestha et al 1998).…”
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confidence: 99%