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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Contents Vol 58(9)

Sustained genetic control of wheat rust diseases in north-eastern Australia*

G. J. Platz A C and J. A. Sheppard B
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A Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Hermitage Research Station, 604 Yangan Road, Warwick, Qld 4370, Australia.

B Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Leslie Research Centre, PO Box 2282, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: greg.platz@dpi.qld.gov.au

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58(9) 854-857 https://doi.org/10.1071/AR07122
Submitted: 26 March 2007  Accepted: 8 June 2007   Published: 28 September 2007

Abstract

Control of wheat rusts in north-eastern Australia has been based on resistance breeding since the early 1920s. It has been an enduring journey of discovery, disappointment, and achievement, which has culminated in a pool of knowledge and expertise upon which today’s plant breeders can efficiently target durable resistance to the major rust diseases. This paper outlines significant advances in genetic control of rusts in the region, with particular emphasis on the invaluable role played by the University of Sydney rust control program and its influence on wheat breeding in the region and throughout Australia.


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*This paper is part of ‘Global Landscapes in Cereal Rust Control’, see Aust. J. Agric. Res. Vol. 58, no. 6.