Claim · model-written summary
Rust spores infect wheat plants after germination.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume0 - Interactor
- Rust sporese0pathogen
- Outcome
- infect the plante0
Verbatim
e0“Rust spores that land on wheat plants germinate and infect the plant.”
Title
Fungicides Protect the World's Wheat Crop from Rust
Leonard Gianessi; Ashley Williams 2011
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Mechanism Rust reduces wheat grain yield by disrupting grain filling and reducing kernel number and size.
- Observation A stem rust epidemic in central India in 1946-47 caused a 20% loss.
- Observation A stem rust epidemic in Chile in 1951 caused a 40% loss.
- Observation Stem rust resistance was incorporated into wheat in the 1950s breeding programs.
- Observation Smallholder farmers have tended to rely entirely on wheat resistance for rust control.