Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University and DMCMB, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Identification of Stripe Rust Resistance in Ethiopian Durum Wheat by Phenotypic Screening and Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP) SNP Markers
Author(s): Sisay Kidane Alemu*, Ayele Badebo, Kassahun Tesfaye and Cristobal Uauy
Stripe (Yellow) rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici (Pst) is one of the most devastating diseases of wheat in the highlands of Ethiopia. Improved cultivars often lose their resistance due to occurrence of new virulent races which overcome the genes and make the cultivars out of production. Therefore, identification of new sources of resistance genes helps in battling yellow rust and maximizes wheat production in Ethiopia. In this study, 300 durum wheat lines (landraces & cultivars) were screened with three virulent isolates (Pst_Is1, Pst_Is4 and Pst_Is8) for seedling resistance using Infection Type (IT) scoring method... View more»