Year: 2017
Type: review
Abstract: Wheat is one of the primary staple foods throughout the planet. Significant yield gains in wheat production over the past 40 years have resulted in a steady balance of supply versus demand. However, predicted global population growth rates and dietary changes mean that substantial yield gains over the next several decades will be needed to meet this escalating demand. A key component to meeting this challenge is better management of fungal incited diseases, which can be responsible for 15%-20% yield losses per annum. Prominent diseases of wheat that currently contribute to these losses include the rusts, blotches and head blight/scab. Other recently emerged or relatively unnoticed diseases, such as wheat blast and spot blotch, respectively, also threaten grain production. This review seeks to provide an overview of the impact, distribution and management strategies of these diseases. In addition, the biology of the pathogens and the molecular basis of their interaction with wheat are discussed.
Source: Molecular Plant Pathology
DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12618
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,330
Awards: G136540188, G1654588718, G347419304, Maximising yield potential of wheat, G4854774106, PhytoPath: an integrated resource for comparative phytopathogen genomics, PhytoPath, an infrastructure for hundreds of plant pathogen genomes, DFW - Designing Future Wheat - Work package 1 (WP1) - Increased efficiency and sustainability, DFW - Designing Future Wheat - Work package 2 (WP2) - Added value and resilience, G7486025259, BBSRC Embrapa - Using HIGS and si-RNA technologies to explore and control Fusarium Head Scab disease in wheat fields, Bilateral BBSRC-Embrapa: Using disease risk forecasting, NGS and HIGS to explore and control Fusarium Head Blight disease in wheat fields
OpenAlex ID: W2765671382