Leaf or brown rust is one of the most devastating diseases in wheat. Development and deployment resistance wheat cultivars considered as effective, economic sustainable method protecting against yield losses due to leaf rust. Though several alien genes have been reported utilized, Thinopyron ponticum derived gene Lr24/Sr24 has proved be effective for nearly three decades India. The effectivenes...

Intermediate wheatgrass [Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth and D.R. Dewey], bred for high grain yield, has become the first perennial in North America is commercialized under tradename Kernza. The expansion of this crop from U.S. Midwest to areas with milder winters would require an understanding its vernalization requirements flowering availability genetic diversity trait. goal research ...