AgroEco

Claim · #6495259

Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici · pathogen pressure · Triticum aestivum

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“emergence of Ug99 races of the stem rust fungus is a threat to world wheat production”
Authors
Dean R., van Kan J.A.L., Pretorius Z.A., Hammond-Kosack K.E., Di Pietro A., Spanu P.D., Rudd J.J., Dickman M., Kahmann R., Ellis J., Foster G.D.
Year
2012
Publication
Molecular Plant Pathology
Page
428

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici Ug99 is a well-documented stem rust race virulent on Sr31; severity 'high' and pathogen_pressure damage_type are correct.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Ug99 (TTKSK) overcoming Sr31 in Uganda 1999 is canonical wheat stem rust biology; affected_part 'stem and leaves' matches Puccinia graminis pathology.”

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