Title: 4th Regional Yellow Rust Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 10-12 October 2009

Conference info and list of participants

Conference background

Yellow rust is a major wheat disease in the Caucasus, Central and West Asia, the Nile Valley, Red Sea, and the horn of Africa, where it has and continues to incur important yield losses. The apparent increased frequency and severity of yellow rust epidemics raises questions about the nature of the disease, the factors that contribute to epidemic development, and variation in disease response of wheat cultivars. The diversity of the pathogen populations poses a great challenge, but more information is emerging, slowly, about durable resistance to yellow rust of wheat. Evidence suggests that adequate levels of resistance could be obtained with few additive genes, each having small to moderate effect. Despite our advances in knowledge, we need to improve the application of programs to achieve durable resistance.

Recognizing the importance of yellow rust in CWANA, the horn of Africa, and recently its reoccurrence in North Africa, ICARDA has launched a periodic regional conference to enhance interaction among and between NARS scientists, CG Centers, universities and advanced research institutions. Participants have the opportunity to interact and share the latest information about their respective research programs.

This initiative is led by ICARDA and has been supported by CIMMYT, PBI-University of Sydney (Australia), DIAS (now Arhus University in Denmark), and key NARS programs in CAC countries, West Asia, North Africa, and the Nile valley region. This conference (4th Regional Yellow Rust Conference) follows the 3rd RYC held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in 2006; the 2nd RYC held in Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2004; and the 1st RYC held at SPII, Karaj, Iran in 2001.

4th Regional yellow rust Conference, Antalya, Turkey, 10-12 Oct 2009

The 4th RYC was held in Turkey (Antalya October 10-12, 2009) in conjunction with the 12th International Cereal Rusts and Powdery Mildews Conference. Information has been posted at ICARDA and CIMMYT Web Sites: http://www.icarda.cgiar.org; http://www.cimmyt.org; IWWIP web-site: http://www.iwwip.org , and at Rust & Powdery Mildew Conference web site: http://www.icrpmc2009.org

The conference was attended by 79 scientists from 23 countries, including Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Georgia, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey Syria, USA, and Uzbekistan. 57 papers were presented during oral (36 papers) and poster (21 papers) sessions.

Participants accepted the offer of ICARDA to hold the next conference (5th RYC) at ICARDA’s headquarters in Aleppo, Syria, in 2012.

Participants appreciated and applauded ICARDA’s recognition of the contribution of colleagues (now retired) who have played an important role in the management of Yellow rust in CWANA; they were each awarded a symbolic silver plate.

Sponsorship

Conference was hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (TAGEM) and sponsored by FAO, ICARDA, CIMMYT, and contribution from Sida (Swedish International Cooperation and Development Agency) Project "Support to Seed Industry Development in the Republic of Tajikistan".

Awards

Dr. Omar Mamluk is an ex-ICARDA pathologist whose contribution in the filed of cereal pathology is well recognized at ICARDA. Omar, with his NARS counterpart, launched the first rust surveillance network in the Nile Valley and Red Sea region. With his co-workers, he showed the Yr9 virulence pathway in the region, a study that has been used as the basis of the Ug99 surveillance program.

Professor Mohamed Torabi, a lead research scientist in Iran, established a rust research lab that has been active on race analysis and screening for resistance. He has trained several researchers, developed a surveillance network in Iran, and contributed to training scientists from Central Asia at SPII. Following the yellow rust epidemic of the late 1990, Torabi has been the key player in Iran's national program for rust control.

Mr. Lutfi Cetin, a long-time partner of ICARDA and CIMMYT, played a major role in screening the thousands of wheat lines from the Turkey-CIMMYT-ICARDA (TCI) program for resistance to yellow rust. Most, if not all, of the new varieties released from this program have had Lutfi’s blessing/acceptance for yellow rust resistance. Lutfi, has trained a good team that is now following his good work. Lutfi, who has had no desire for a doctorate degree but rather has had as his main worry making sure that wheat germplasm is well scrutinized for rust resistance, deserves to be awarded an honorary doctorate degree.

Dr. Murat Kosibayev was among the first scientists to interact with ICARDA and CIMMYT and has been instrumental to the understanding of rust epidemiology in CAC countries. He has been a good resource scientist who has lead the surveillance program in Kazakhstan as well as in neighboring countries in Central Asia.

Dr. Musa Seidov, from Azerbaijan, despite limited means has been able to integrate the TCI program and closely collaborate with ICARDA on rust management. Being the only pathologist working on rust in the early 2000s, he has now trained several pathologists with at least 3 at the main research station and one or more at the regional research stations. He has continued to advise his young collaborators in rust monitoring.

Organizing Committees

Regional Organizing Committee

Dr. Maarten Van Ginkel, ICARDA, Committee Chair

Dr. Amor Yahyaoui, ICARDA, Scientific secretary of the conference (ICWIP)

Dr. Alex Morgounov, IWWIP, CIMMYT-Turkey; Member

Dr. Kumarse Nazari, BIGM, ICARDA-Syria; Member

Dr. Mogens Hovmoller, GRC-AARHUS, Denmark; Member

Dr. Christopher Martius, PFU-Tashkent-Uzbekistan; Member

Dr. Colin Wellings, PBI, Sydney-Australia; Member

Dr. Ravi Singh, CIMMYT-Mexico; Member

Dr. Wafa Khoury, AGPP-FAO, Italy; Member

Dr. Hafiz Muminjanov, Tajik Agrarian Univerisity, Tajikistan; Member

Local Organizing Committee

Dr. Masum Burak. TAGEM DG-Chair

Dr. Mesut Keser, ICARDA-Turkey, Co-Chair

Dr. Beyhan Akin, CIMMYT Turkey Member

Prof. Mahinur Akkaya, METU, Member

Mr. Zafer Mert, Central Research Institute for Field Crops, Member

Dr. Necmettin Bolat, Anatolian Agricultural Research Institute, Eskisehir, Member

Dr. Emin Donmez, Central Research Institute for Field Crops, Member

Dr. Vehbi Eser, Field Crops Department, TAGEM, Member

Mr. Mehmet Emin Sahin, Plant Protection Department of General Directorate of Protection and Control, Member

List of participants

  Country Name
1 Australia Dr. Colin Wellings
2 Australia Dr. Alexander Loladze
3 Australia Dr. Robert Park
4 Azerbaijan Dr.Ehtibar Ibragimov
5 Azerbaijan Mr. A.M. Abdullayev
6 Afghanistan Dr. Noorul Haque Hakimi
7 Afghanistan Dr. Asadullah Habibi
8 Canada S. Hambleton
9 China Prof. Zhensheng Kang
10 China X. Wang
11 Denmark Dr. Mogen Hovmoller
12 Denmark Annemarie Fejer Justesen
13 Denmark Stephanie Walter
14 Egypt Dr. Moussa Mosaad
15 France Dr. Claudine de Vallavieille-Pope
16 Georgia Ms. Ketino Natsarishvili
17 Georgia Zoia Sikharulidze
18 India M.S. Saharan
19 Iran Mr. Safar Ali Safavi
20 Iran Dr. Mohammad Reza Jalal Kamali
21 Iran Dr. Siroos Mahfoozi
22 Iran Dr. Farzad Afshari
23 Iran Dr. Alireza Razavi
24 Iran Dr. mahamed Torabi
25 Iraq Dr. Mohammed Abdulkhalik Mohammed Al-Hamdany
26 Iraq Dr. Emad Mahmoud Al-Maaroof
27 Italy Dr. Wafa El Khoury
28 Italy Dr. David Hodson
29 Kazakhstan Dr. Alma Kokhmetova
30 Kazakhstan Dr. Gulzat Essenbekova
31 Kazakhstan Dr. Sarbayev Amangeldy
32 Kazakhstan Yuriy Zelenskiy
33 Kazakhstan Mr. Kenzhe Abdullayev
34 Kazakhstan Prof. Murat Koishybayev
35 Kyrgyzstan Dr. Mira Dzhunusova
36 Morocco Dr. Brahim Ezzahiri
37 Pakistan Dr. Makhdoom Hussain
38 Russia Mr. Uriy Shumilov
39 Tajikistan Prof. Dr. Hafiz Muminjanov
40 Tajikistan Mr. Makhbubdzhon Rakhmatov
41 Tajikistan Ms. Munira Otambekova
42 Tajikistan Dr. Arne Refsgaard Hede
43 Tajikistan Dr. Zebiniso Eshonova
44 Tajikistan Mr. Bakhromiddin Khusenov
45 Tajikistan Prof. Firuza Nasyrova
46 Turkey Dr. Alexey Morgounov
47 Turkey Dr. Mesut Keser
48 Turkey Dr. Beyhan Akin
49 Turkey Mr. M.Emin Şahin
50 Turkey Dr. Masum Burak
51 Turkey Prof. Mahinur Akkaya
52 Turkey Mr. Dr. Vehbi Eser
53 Turkey Mr. Yuksel Kaya
54 Turkey Dr. Emin Donmez
55 Turkey Mr. Zafer Mert
56 Turkey Mr. Kadir Akan
57 Turkey Dr. Necmettin Bolat
58 Turkey Mr. Riza Unsal
59 Turkey Mr. Bahruz Nazarov
60 Turkey Dr. Yuksel Kaya
61 Turkey Mr. Ilker Topal
62 Turkey Ms. Aysel Yorgancilar
63 Turkey Mr. Abdullah Taner Kilinc
64 Turkey Mr. Hasan Ay
65 Turkey ISIN Kusmenoglu
66 Syria Ms. Shoula Kharouf
67 Syria Dr. Omran Youssef
68 Syria Dr. Omar Mamluk
69 Syria Haitham Kayyali
70 Syria Dr. Amor Yahyaoui
71 Syria Dr. Kumarse Nazari
72 Syria Ms. Maha Al Ahmed
73 Syria Ms. Iman Maaz
74 Syria Mr. Ziad Alamdar
75 Syria S. Murad
76 USA Dr. Xianming Chen
77 USA Dr Eugene Milus
78 Uzbekistan Mr. Safar Alikulov
79 Uzbekistan Dr. Ram Sharma




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