Tackling the re-emergence of wheat stem rust in Western Europe

• DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0294-9
• Publication Date: 2019-02-04T11:04:09Z
• Authors: Diane G. O. Saunders; Zacharias A. Pret...; Mogens S. Hovmøller
• Keywords: Stem rust; Puccinia; Rust (programming language)

Abstract In our recent Communications Biology article, we reported the first occurrence of wheat stem rust in UK nearly six decades. An increased incidence Western Europe, caused by fungus Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici , could signify return this formidable foe. As pathologists fight back against devastating disease outline continuing research and strategies being employed to bridle its onslaught.