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The surge in yellow rust is becoming a bigger challenge for agronomists and farmers.
The disease takes its name from the highly visible parallel lines of yellow-orange pustules that are produced along the leaves of adult plants.
New races of the pathogen and unexpected infections on previously resistant varieties have caused well-documented control difficulties in the field, with growers being warned to “expect the unexpected” from such a highly diverse pathogen.
As a result, the way that variety resistance ratings for yellow rust are calculated has been changed this year, with greater emphasis being given to the most recent results.