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Can Robigus defeat an old enemy? – Yellow rust of wheat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 September 2005

L. A. BOYD
Affiliation:
Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK

Abstract

The rust diseases have plagued cereal cultivation from the early days of domestication. Biblical accounts report on the plight of Hebrews resulting from severe rust epidemics, while the ancient Greeks and Romans made offerings to the corn god, Robigus in attempts to defeat these devastating diseases (McIntosh et al. 1995). Man's approaches to fighting plant disease have changed since the time of the Romans, but still the fight continues. While we may have won many battles, the war is not yet over.

Type
Centenary Review
Copyright
© 2005 Cambridge University Press

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