Factors causing wheat stripe rust epidemics

该项目旨在解决小麦条锈病，这是澳大利亚最重要的小麦真菌疾病之一，每年造成高达1.25亿美元的损失。该项目希望深入了解真菌的进化和导致高毒力病原体分离的分子机制。预期的结果是确定和描述导致澳大利亚小麦条锈病流行的病原体中的多种遗传因素。该项目将有助于改进疾病管理策略，以遏制小麦条锈病，从而提高小麦产量，减少杀菌剂的使用，增加澳大利亚小麦农民的收入。

This project aims to tackle wheat stripe rust, one of the most important fungal diseases of wheat in Australia, causing losses of up to $125 million a year. This project expects to gain insights into the fungal evolution and the molecular mechanism that causes hyper-virulent pathogen isolates. The expected outcome is to identify and characterise multiple genetic factors in the pathogen that contribute to wheat stripe rust epidemics in Australia. This project will contribute to improved disease management strategies to contain wheat stripe rust, resulting in higher wheat yields, reduced application of fungicides and increased revenue for Australian wheat farmers.