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Escalating Threat of Wheat Stripe Rust Under Climate Change: Pathogen Evolution, Resistance Durability, and Future Management.
Aslam, Ameer Hamza; Ali, Zulfiqar; Saleem, Kamran et al.
2026 • In Plants, 15 (7), p. 1073
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Keywords :
Pst biology; Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici; climate change; stripe rust; wheat; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Ecology; Plant Science
Abstract :
[en] Stripe rust of wheat, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is one of the most devastating diseases that seriously threatens global wheat security. In the 21st century, Pst biology, epidemiology, and evolutionary pace have been altered far more quickly than expected because of climate variability. Warmer winters, along with erratic rainfall and increasing periods of leaf wetness, are continuously changing the geographic distribution of Pst. This may accelerate the emergence of races adapted to high temperatures and enhanced virulence, enabling their expansion into new agroecosystems. Despite extensive breeding efforts, varietal resistance is increasingly short-lived under the pressure of rapidly evolving lineages of the pathogen. Pst infection can be managed through integrative management practices, including biological control agents (BCAs), cultural and agronomic practices, rotation, and targeted application of fungicides. Varietal resistance, as well as disease management, is discussed in addition to recent advances in understanding pathogen biology, climatic influences, virulence evolution, and host resistance. Furthermore, this review highlights the need for climate-smart disease-resistant varieties breeding, a disease surveillance network, and diversified, eco-friendly control strategies to safeguard wheat production in an era of rapid environmental change.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Aslam, Ameer Hamza;  Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
Ali, Zulfiqar;  Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
Saleem, Kamran ;  Plant Protection Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad 38950, Pakistan
Maqbool, Rizwana;  Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
Dababat, Abdelfattah A ;  International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Cem Erserver Caddesi No: 9-11 Yenimahalle, 06810 Ankara, Türkiye ; School of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Özdemir, Fatih ;  General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM), 06800 Ankara, Türkiye
Lahlali, Rachid ;  Phytopathology Unit, Department of Plant and Environment Protection, École Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès, km. 10, Route Haj Kaddour, B.P. S/40, Meknès 50001, Morocco
Nurbekov, Aziz ;  Plant Breeding and Oil Crop Department, Tashkent State Agrarian University, Tashkent 100140, Uzbekistan
El Jarroudi, Moussa  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environnement) > Eau, Environnement, Développement
Bhavani, Sridhar;  Global Wheat Program, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco 56237, Mexico
Ali, Muhammad Amjad ;  Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
Language :
English
Title :
Escalating Threat of Wheat Stripe Rust Under Climate Change: Pathogen Evolution, Resistance Durability, and Future Management.
Publication date :
31 March 2026
Journal title :
Plants
eISSN :
2223-7747
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland
Volume :
15
Issue :
7
Pages :
1073
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
MoST - Ministry of Science and Technology of Pakistan
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