Wheat trainees study seedling rust symptoms
Participants in CIMMYT's 2011 advanced-level Wheat Improvement and Pathology training program, guided by Sybil Herrera-Foessel (left), CIMMYT wheat geneticist and pathologist, examine and take notes on seedling infection type in response to wheat leaf rust, stripe rust and stem rust. This greenhouse test helps to detect seedling resistance. If a wheat line shows a susceptible response it may either be susceptible to the disease or carry adult plant resistance (APR). APR often indicates the presence of slow rusting genes that can be combined through breeding to produce materials with durable rust resistance.
The course ran from 15 August to 15 September 2011 and was attended by 24 early- to mid-career scientists from North and East Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Its key objective was to improve participants’ knowledge on wheat pathology and the latest wheat breeding technologies, and how these are integrated with other disciplines such as agronomy, statistics, physiology, biotechnology, GIS, and the social sciences. A major focus was to increase participants’ understanding of selection for durable and multiple disease resistance. The program was largely field-oriented, enabling participants to improve teamworking skills and gain confidence in conducting field experiments. Most of the course was conducted at CIMMYT’s El Batán and Toluca stations, but participants also attended the 8th International Symposium on Mycosphaerella and Stagonospora Diseases of Cereals, held in Mexico City during September 11-14.
Photo credit: X. Fonseca/CIMMYT.
For more information, see CIMMYT's blog story at: blog.cimmyt.org/index.php/2011/09/advanced-training-progr....
Wheat trainees study seedling rust symptoms
Participants in CIMMYT's 2011 advanced-level Wheat Improvement and Pathology training program, guided by Sybil Herrera-Foessel (left), CIMMYT wheat geneticist and pathologist, examine and take notes on seedling infection type in response to wheat leaf rust, stripe rust and stem rust. This greenhouse test helps to detect seedling resistance. If a wheat line shows a susceptible response it may either be susceptible to the disease or carry adult plant resistance (APR). APR often indicates the presence of slow rusting genes that can be combined through breeding to produce materials with durable rust resistance.
The course ran from 15 August to 15 September 2011 and was attended by 24 early- to mid-career scientists from North and East Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. Its key objective was to improve participants’ knowledge on wheat pathology and the latest wheat breeding technologies, and how these are integrated with other disciplines such as agronomy, statistics, physiology, biotechnology, GIS, and the social sciences. A major focus was to increase participants’ understanding of selection for durable and multiple disease resistance. The program was largely field-oriented, enabling participants to improve teamworking skills and gain confidence in conducting field experiments. Most of the course was conducted at CIMMYT’s El Batán and Toluca stations, but participants also attended the 8th International Symposium on Mycosphaerella and Stagonospora Diseases of Cereals, held in Mexico City during September 11-14.
Photo credit: X. Fonseca/CIMMYT.
For more information, see CIMMYT's blog story at: blog.cimmyt.org/index.php/2011/09/advanced-training-progr....