Advanced breeding strategies to mitigate the threat of yellow stripe rust of wheat

Stripe or yellow rust of wheat, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. Tritici (Pst), is an important disease in many wheat-growing regions of the world. Although, the pathogen has overcome resistance offered by more than 90 genes and QTLs still, aggregation of resistant genes in future wheat genotypes is the most practical and efficient means of tackling the rapidly evolving virulent races of Pst.