Cut leaf assay: A rapid method for screening rust resistance in sugarcane

Sugarcane rust incited by Puccinia melanocephala (brown rust) and P. kuehnii (orange rust) becomes very severe under warm,moist climatic conditions. Though there were methods to screen rust resistance under artificial conditions where rust is prevalent, there is no method to screen the rust resista...

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Main Authors: Selvakumar R, T. Lakshmi Pathy, K. Gopalareddy, R. Viswanathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sugarcane Research and Development 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Sugarcane Research
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSR/article/view/141181