Kostya Kanyuka
@kostya-kanyuka.bsky.social
Molecular plant pathologist @niab-uk.bsky.social: plant-pathogen interactions; fungi; disease resistance; functional genomics/genetics; effectors; wheat; common bean. Loves mushroom hunting.
Reposted by Kostya Kanyuka
PRESS RELEASE - Rapid response launched to tackle new yellow rust strains threatening UK wheat
Fifty percent of the UK’s wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, due to the breakdown of a key resistance gene, Yr15
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
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Fifty percent of the UK’s wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, due to the breakdown of a key resistance gene, Yr15
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:34 AM
PRESS RELEASE - Rapid response launched to tackle new yellow rust strains threatening UK wheat
Fifty percent of the UK’s wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, due to the breakdown of a key resistance gene, Yr15
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
1/ 🧵 (cont)
Fifty percent of the UK’s wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, due to the breakdown of a key resistance gene, Yr15
www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...
1/ 🧵 (cont)
UK wheat faces a serious new threat: yellow rust has overcome Yr15 resistance in major varieties. A BBSRC /DEFRA Rapid Response led by JIC with Niab and RRes as partners is hunting new resistance genes to protect harvests. 🌾 www.niab.com/news-views/n...
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
UK wheat faces a serious new threat: yellow rust has overcome Yr15 resistance in major varieties. A BBSRC /DEFRA Rapid Response led by JIC with Niab and RRes as partners is hunting new resistance genes to protect harvests. 🌾 www.niab.com/news-views/n...