Challenges to wheat disease resistance and current global strategies

Wheat yields have continued to increase globally at a steady pace over the past decade despite challenges faced by breeding programs from evolving and migrating races of rust and other wheat disease-inducing fungi. Additionally, pathogens are becoming tolerant to fungicides because of their injudici...

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Main Authors: Singh, Ravi P., Hodson, David P., Pawan Kumar Singh, Caixia Lan, Xinyao He, Lagudah, Evans S., Juliana, Philomin, Ayliffe, Michael A., Bhavani, Sridhar, Saunders, Diane G.O., Huerta-Espino, Julio
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Published: Annual Reviews Inc. 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177612
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author Singh, Ravi P.
Hodson, David P.
Pawan Kumar Singh
Caixia Lan
Xinyao He
Lagudah, Evans S.
Juliana, Philomin
Ayliffe, Michael A.
Bhavani, Sridhar
Saunders, Diane G.O.
Huerta-Espino, Julio
author_browse Ayliffe, Michael A.
Bhavani, Sridhar
Caixia Lan
Hodson, David P.
Huerta-Espino, Julio
Juliana, Philomin
Lagudah, Evans S.
Pawan Kumar Singh
Saunders, Diane G.O.
Singh, Ravi P.
Xinyao He
author_facet Singh, Ravi P.
Hodson, David P.
Pawan Kumar Singh
Caixia Lan
Xinyao He
Lagudah, Evans S.
Juliana, Philomin
Ayliffe, Michael A.
Bhavani, Sridhar
Saunders, Diane G.O.
Huerta-Espino, Julio
author_sort Singh, Ravi P.
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description Wheat yields have continued to increase globally at a steady pace over the past decade despite challenges faced by breeding programs from evolving and migrating races of rust and other wheat disease-inducing fungi. Additionally, pathogens are becoming tolerant to fungicides because of their injudicious use. We highlight the challenges in breeding and deploying resistant varieties and discuss global strategies to protect wheat from diseases. The continuous identification, utilization, and deployment of diverse resistance genes and quantitative trait loci for durable adult plant resistance, supported by precision phenotyping, marker-assisted and genomic selection, real-time pathogen diagnostics, and the rapid diffusion of resistant varieties, are helping to minimize crop losses while enhancing productivity. The potential for genetic engineering, including the introduction of resistance gene cassettes and precise genome editing of susceptibility or resistance genes, has also increased because of the recent acceptance of genetically modified wheat carrying the HB4 (R) drought tolerance gene in some countries.
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spelling CGSpace1776122025-12-08T10:11:39Z Challenges to wheat disease resistance and current global strategies Singh, Ravi P. Hodson, David P. Pawan Kumar Singh Caixia Lan Xinyao He Lagudah, Evans S. Juliana, Philomin Ayliffe, Michael A. Bhavani, Sridhar Saunders, Diane G.O. Huerta-Espino, Julio triticum pathogens epidemiology disease resistance breeding biotechnology Wheat yields have continued to increase globally at a steady pace over the past decade despite challenges faced by breeding programs from evolving and migrating races of rust and other wheat disease-inducing fungi. Additionally, pathogens are becoming tolerant to fungicides because of their injudicious use. We highlight the challenges in breeding and deploying resistant varieties and discuss global strategies to protect wheat from diseases. The continuous identification, utilization, and deployment of diverse resistance genes and quantitative trait loci for durable adult plant resistance, supported by precision phenotyping, marker-assisted and genomic selection, real-time pathogen diagnostics, and the rapid diffusion of resistant varieties, are helping to minimize crop losses while enhancing productivity. The potential for genetic engineering, including the introduction of resistance gene cassettes and precise genome editing of susceptibility or resistance genes, has also increased because of the recent acceptance of genetically modified wheat carrying the HB4 (R) drought tolerance gene in some countries. 2025-09 2025-11-05T21:15:10Z 2025-11-05T21:15:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177612 en Open Access application/pdf Annual Reviews Inc. Singh, R. P., Hodson, D. P., Singh, P. K., Lan, C., He, X., Lagudah, E. S., Juliana, P., Ayliffe, M., Bhavani, S., Saunders, D. G. O., & Huerta-Espino, J. (2025). Challenges to wheat disease resistance and current global strategies. Annual Review of Phytopathology, 63(1), 201–224. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-121923-082727
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Singh, Ravi P.
Hodson, David P.
Pawan Kumar Singh
Caixia Lan
Xinyao He
Lagudah, Evans S.
Juliana, Philomin
Ayliffe, Michael A.
Bhavani, Sridhar
Saunders, Diane G.O.
Huerta-Espino, Julio
Challenges to wheat disease resistance and current global strategies
title Challenges to wheat disease resistance and current global strategies
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title_full_unstemmed Challenges to wheat disease resistance and current global strategies
title_short Challenges to wheat disease resistance and current global strategies
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pathogens
epidemiology
disease resistance
breeding
biotechnology
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