“…In Turkey, the main constraints for sunflower are attacks by broomrape and downy mildew (DM) but resistance is available to both parasites. Sunflower rust races have been identified under field conditions (Kaya et al, 2004;Kaya and Evci, 2007;Kaya et al, 2009;Tan, 2010a, b, c;b;Kaya et al, 2012Kaya et al, , 2013Kaya et al, , 2014Tan, 2014;Tan et al, 2016a, b;Tan et al, 2017a, b).…”