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Screening operations in wheat stem rust phenotyping platforms (Kenya, Ethiopia) led to release of over 100 Ug99 resistant wheat cultivars globally over the last decade

The International Stem Rust Phenotyping Platform in Njoro, Kenya, established in 2008, supports screening against stem rust of up to 50,000 wheat lines per year from up to 25 countries. The platform facilitates breeding to identify and develop new resistant lines. Over the last decade, over 100 whea...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Wheat
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
Subjects:
farmers
breeding
cultivars
wheat
screening
variants
countries
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121821
Summary:The International Stem Rust Phenotyping Platform in Njoro, Kenya, established in 2008, supports screening against stem rust of up to 50,000 wheat lines per year from up to 25 countries. The platform facilitates breeding to identify and develop new resistant lines. Over the last decade, over 100 wheat cultivars resistant to the stem rust race Ug99 and its variants have been released, benefitting smallholder wheat farmers worldwide and demonstrating the progress made in breeding for stem rust resistance globally.

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