Stem rust infections detected on spring wheat in Ås

Stem rust was detected in late september in a spring wheat trial at Vollebekk in Ås. Samples have been collected and sent to the Global Rust Reference Center at Aarhus University for race analysis. 

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HVETERUST - sustainable management of rust diseases in wheat

1. April 2020 til 30. mars 2024

Rust diseases pose a serious threat to wheat production in Norway. The HVETERUST project will develop disease management strategies by considering...

Published 26. november 2020 - 12:08 - Updated 26. november 2020 - 13:04

Stem rust is the most serious of the rust diseases on wheat globally and has the potential to cause complete yield loss. The last large epidemic of stem rust on wheat in Norway was in 1951.