Tolerance of Yugoslav varieties to Puccinia recondita tritici

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the tolerance of 13 Yugoslav winter wheat varieties and prospective lines to Puccinia recondita tritici. The study lasted two years . The line NS 81/90 exhibited the most consistent level of tolerance. The variety Renesensa was stable and possessed a certain level of incomplete resistance. In 1996, tolerance was exhibited by Kosuta and Slavija. NS 48/91 and Evropa 90 were close to them. Balkan was the variety with a low level of tolerance to medium severities of P. recondita. Pobeda and NS 0-634 lacked tolerance to the medium infection. intensities of the late infection.