R. Prins

TL;DR: The conversion process of AFLP fragments to STS markers was technically difficult, mainly because of the presence of contaminating fragments, but a general verification strategy was formed prior to clone sequencing to reduce the frequency of false positives and to identify the correct clone.

TL;DR: Analysis of field data for adult plant stripe rust resistance identified two major and two minor QTLs in the resistant cultivar Kariega, and the results of the QTL analysis demonstrate its higher resolution power compared to the mixture model analysis by detecting the presence of minorQTLs.

TL;DR: Following the appearance of stripe rust in South Africa in 1996, efforts have been made to identify new sources of durable resistance to stripe rust by selecting for Cappelle-Desprez derived APR effective against South African pathotypes of the stripe rust fungus.

TL;DR: Adult plant resistance to stripe (yellow) rust in the wheat cultivar Kariega has previously been ascribed to a major quantitative trait locus (QTL) on each of chromosomes 2B and 7D, along with a number of minor QTL, but this work extends both the size and the marker coverage within the Avocet S mapping population.

TL;DR: A national strategy for cereal rust control, with particular emphasis on pathogen and host resources, and breeding for resistance, is urgently needed because of significant losses in commercial wheat production over the past 10 years.