Rust-resistant wheat makes a happy breeder
Sridhar Bhavani, CIMMYT wheat pathologist breeder and coordinator of the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat project in eastern Africa, is a happy wheat breeder. On his left is a wheat variety highly resistant to Ug99, a stem rust threatening wheat production throughout the world. The variety completely resisted infestation by the variety on his right, which was
deliberately inoculated with the fungal pathogen at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Njoro, Nakuru County, Kenya.
W. Ojanji/CIMMYT
Rust-resistant wheat makes a happy breeder
Sridhar Bhavani, CIMMYT wheat pathologist breeder and coordinator of the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat project in eastern Africa, is a happy wheat breeder. On his left is a wheat variety highly resistant to Ug99, a stem rust threatening wheat production throughout the world. The variety completely resisted infestation by the variety on his right, which was
deliberately inoculated with the fungal pathogen at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Njoro, Nakuru County, Kenya.
W. Ojanji/CIMMYT