1. The wheat stripe rust pathogen in
Iran and achievement of resistant
wheat cultivars over last 10 years
F. Afshari, K. Nazari, M. Aghaei, G. Najafian, M. Esmaeilzadeh, A.
Yazdansepas, M. Khodarahmei, A. Amini, R. Roohparvar, M.
Hashamei, A. Malihipour and M. Patpour
Seed and Plant Improvement Institute, Karaj, Iran
2IWSRS, Izmir, Turkey 28Apr-1May. 2014

5. Important Wheat
Diseases
• Stripe rust (North, West, Center)
• Leaf rust (North, South)
• Stem rust (North)
• Fusarium (HB) (North)
• Powdery Mildew (North)
• Septoria (North, South west)

7. Wheat Disease and Breeding for Resistance
Project in Iran
(SPII)
Pathogen:
Tracking, Surveillance, Epidemiology and Pathotyping (using
of Geographical Information Service and Greenhouse
facilities)
Host:
Screening of Resistance source (wild and relatives), Cross
and evaluation of F gen., PWSN, PRWYT, ARWYT and
Elite germplasm in seedling and AP stages
Contribution:
with ICARDA, CIMMYT, FAO and BGRI

8. 1986
1993
1991
1991
1994
1995
Yr9 Virulence

9. Stem rust race Ug99
Uganda
1998-99
Kenya
2001
Yemen
2006
Iran
2007
Ethiopia
2003

10. YR2010
YR
2013

12. Table 1: Locations and yellow rust pathotypes (races) identified in Iran
No. Location Race No. Location Race
1 Gonbad 4E0A+ 15
Karaj Ahvza.3 Ahvza.4
Lar.1 Mogan.2 6E142A+
2 Joyem Lar 4E4A+ 16 Bye Kola 6E148A+
3 Maneh.1 4E8A+ 17 Mogan.3 6E150A+
4 Sari 6E0A+ 18 Mogan.4 Mogan.5 6E158A+
5 Islam Abad.1 6E2A+ 19 Garakhil.3 6E174A+
6 Garakhil.1 6E4A+ 20 Bojnord.2 38E66A+
7
Garakhil.2 , Malayer
Araghimahaleh Darab.1 6E6A+ 21 Bojnord.3 134E4A+
8 Hamadan Zargan 6E22A+ 22 Mashhad 134E6A+
9 Darab.2 6E44A+ 23 Yazd.1 Yazd.2 134E130A+
10 Gorgan 6E78A+ 24 Yazd.3 Torogh 134E142A+
11 Islam Abad.2 6E128A+ 25 Maneh.2 134E150A+
12 Gazvin.1, Gazvin.2 6E130A+ 26 Gachsaran 166E30A+
13
Ahvza.1, Dezful.1,
Bojnord.1 Dezful.2
Ahvza.2 6E134A+ 27 Lar.2 166E134A+
14 Mogan.1 6E138A+ 28 Sari
230E142A+,
Yr27+

13. Race analysis of wheat yellow
rust pathogen in 2009-10
Mashhad Gorveh Sanandaj Sararod Sari Moghan Zarghan Gorghan
Khoram
abad
6E0(8)A+ 66E0A+ 70E14A+
6E8A+,
Yr27+
70E10A
+,Yr27
82E0A+,
Yr27
66E0A+,
Yr27
70E0A+,
Yr27
70E10A+,
Yr27

14. Old cultivar Reaction
Chamran 70MS
Shirodi 70MS
Shiraz 70MS
Pishtaz 30MR
Tos 100S
Shahriar 100S
Marvdasht 20MR
Dez 70MS
Mahdavi 90S
NickNejad 20MR
Darab2 60MS
Atrak 60MS
Tajan 70MS
Falat 90MS
Gods 100S
Hyrmand 50M
Alemoot 90S
Zarrin 50MS
Alvand 40M
Kavir 70S

15. Yr Pst. Yr27+
• Base on our national rust surveillance in 2004
(Virulence for Yr27) in South & West of IRAN
(Fars and Kermanshah).
• Test of wheat genetic materials in Zarghan was
done.
• Over last 10 years 13 resistance wheat Cvs. for
different climate of Iran are released.

16. Gene/sSr
(Ug99)
LrYr
(Yr27)
PedigreeCultivar
UnknownRMRRPRL/2*PASTORSirevan
UnknownMMRRZHONG ZUO/2*GREEN-3Behrang
UnknownMMRRAtila50Y/Atila/BacanoraChamran2
UnknownRMMF-gy54/AttilaOfoug
Sr2,Yr30
Yr9/Lr26/S
r31
MSMRATRAK/WANG-SHUI-BAIGonbad
UnknownMSMRRKauz"S"/Azd or
KAUZ(SIB)/(AZD)AZADI
Sivand
Sr2+,
Yr30
RMRRDove"S"/Buc"S"//2*Darab1 or
DOVE(SIB)/(SIB)BUCKBUC
K(M-84-17)//2*DARAB
Parsi
Sr2+,Yr30
Yr18/Lr34
RMRMilan/Sha7 or
MILAN/SHANGHAI-7
Morvareid
UnknownMSMRRBkt/90Zhong87 (Sister line)Pishgam
Yr18/Lr34MSMRR130L1.11//F35.70/MO73/4/YM
H/TOB//MCD/3/LIRA
Zareh
UnknownMSMRRAlvand//Ns732/HerUrom
UnknownMSMRRBarkat/90Zhong87 (Sister line)Maihan
Sr2,Yr30MMRRHD160/5/Tob/Cno/23854/3/Nai
60//Tit/Son64/4/LR/Son64
Aflak

18. Conclusion remarks
Rust surveillance, race analysis, molecular genetic diversity at national and
regional levels
• Using GIS, preparing crop calendar for targeted regions
•Searching for new sources of resistance genes and building up the genetic
basis of resistance
• Timely communication and exchange data among the rust networks
•Regional traveling workshops and special training on rust monitoring
• Breeding for high yielding durable resistant cultivars using APR minor
genes/ molecular markers
• Big challenge of replacing susceptible cultivars with
resistance

19. Acknowledgment
• SPII, AREEO-Iran
• ICARDA
• CIMMYT
• FAO
• BGRI

20. Thank you