Right-sizing stem-rust research

Science

Volumn 340, Issue 6129, 2013, Pages 147-148

  Pardey, P G ^a,b,c   Beddow, J M ^a,b   Kriticos, D J ^a,b,d   Hurley, T M ^a,b   Park, R F ^e   Duveiller, E ^f   Sutherst, R W ^g   Burdon, J J ^b   Hodson, D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PROSPECT; RUST DISEASE; STEM; WHEAT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; INVESTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEM RUST; UNITED STATES; WHEAT; ARTICLE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CROP; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECONOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; RESEARCH;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; PLANT DISEASES; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRITICUM;

EID: 84944454713     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.122970     Document Type: Review

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