The document discusses four cases in Australia where introduced wheat rust genotypes rapidly increased and displaced existing genotypes between 1925-2002. In each case, the new rust race was more aggressive but did not have additional virulence traits. Evidence supports the introduced races being more aggressive. The document also discusses examples of how increased pathogen aggressiveness can overcome minor gene resistance in wheat varieties. Separating the effects of virulence and aggressiveness is difficult but important for resistance breeding. Australian breeders have generally been successful in responding to aggressive rust incursions.
La propuesta busca adquirir equipos con tecnología de punta para mejorar la producción y servicios de una empresa dedicada a la asesoría de imagen, publicidad y trabajos de artes gráficas. Se propone capacitar al personal en el manejo de los nuevos equipos y rediseñar la distribución de los espacios de la empresa. El modelo de investigación-acción será utilizado para diagnosticar las necesidades tecnológicas mediante entrevistas al personal, analizar la información, retroalimentar el plan de acción con los involucrados y evaluar
A 40-year-old man presented with difficulty swallowing. On examination, a 3x1 cm right cervical lymph node was palpable that was mobile and firm. He had a history of left hemithyroidectomy one year ago, and an FNAC of the right cervical lymph node was performed.
The document discusses the use of various media technologies during the research, planning, construction, and evaluation stages of a project. During research, YouTube was used to analyze existing horror trailers. Google was used to search for promotional materials. Photoshop was used to experiment with magazine layouts. iMovie and Garage Band were used to construct the trailer, importing video clips and audio. Wix was used to create a website to present all work. Prezi and Paint were used to evaluate the project and present findings. While some technologies required learning, tutorials helped overcome learning curves. The media technologies allowed efficient organization and presentation of work.
Implementation of Hyperion Planning for a Leading Financial Solutions & Services Provider, US Client Overview Financial product and services provider with experience in technology system design
The document discusses various retinal emergencies and their management, as well as factors influencing patients' perceived level of emergency. It then discusses contraindications to laser vision correction and the potential benefits of using social media to disseminate medical information and build connections between doctors and patients.
Pressfab Engineering India Pvt Ltd Unit III IntroductionShantanu Mestry
Pressfab Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. is a forging and heat treatment company established in 1995. They operate closed die forging hammers up to 2 tons and can heat treat over 1 metric ton per batch. The company serves domestic and international customers in industries such as oil and gas, valves, automotive, and gears. Their quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and they specialize in forged, heat treated, and machined components from various alloy grades.
This document tests the compatibility of document formatting and elements across different word processing applications. It contains various formatting styles, layouts, and elements like headings, bullets, tables, images, and drawings. The document is originally created in Microsoft Word 2007 in DOCX format. When opened in other applications, it checks if the original styles, layouts, and elements are preserved or changed/lost in formatting and display. The document acts as a prototype to see how well different applications maintain compatibility when opening a file created in another application.
A 55-year-old female presented with pancytopenia and spleenomegaly. Bone marrow aspiration was dry but imprint smears and biopsy showed relevant findings. A 30-year-old male presented with upper GI obstruction and was found to have an ulcerative duodenal lesion. He underwent Whipple's operation and imaging found enlarged pancreaticoduodenal and paraaortic nodes with mild hepatosplenomegaly. Micrographs of lymph nodes were submitted. A 65-year-old male presented with abdominal discomfort and CT scan showed multiple enlarged retroperitoneal and mesenteric nodes without hepatosplenomegaly; a biopsy of a retroperitoneal lymph node was submitted.
La propuesta busca adquirir equipos con tecnología de punta para mejorar la producción y servicios de una empresa dedicada a la asesoría de imagen, publicidad y trabajos de artes gráficas. Se propone capacitar al personal en el manejo de los nuevos equipos y rediseñar la distribución de los espacios de la empresa. El modelo de investigación-acción será utilizado para diagnosticar las necesidades tecnológicas mediante entrevistas al personal, analizar la información, retroalimentar el plan de acción con los involucrados y evaluar
A 40-year-old man presented with difficulty swallowing. On examination, a 3x1 cm right cervical lymph node was palpable that was mobile and firm. He had a history of left hemithyroidectomy one year ago, and an FNAC of the right cervical lymph node was performed.
The document discusses the use of various media technologies during the research, planning, construction, and evaluation stages of a project. During research, YouTube was used to analyze existing horror trailers. Google was used to search for promotional materials. Photoshop was used to experiment with magazine layouts. iMovie and Garage Band were used to construct the trailer, importing video clips and audio. Wix was used to create a website to present all work. Prezi and Paint were used to evaluate the project and present findings. While some technologies required learning, tutorials helped overcome learning curves. The media technologies allowed efficient organization and presentation of work.
Implementation of Hyperion Planning for a Leading Financial Solutions & Services Provider, US Client Overview Financial product and services provider with experience in technology system design
The document discusses various retinal emergencies and their management, as well as factors influencing patients' perceived level of emergency. It then discusses contraindications to laser vision correction and the potential benefits of using social media to disseminate medical information and build connections between doctors and patients.
Pressfab Engineering India Pvt Ltd Unit III IntroductionShantanu Mestry
Pressfab Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. is a forging and heat treatment company established in 1995. They operate closed die forging hammers up to 2 tons and can heat treat over 1 metric ton per batch. The company serves domestic and international customers in industries such as oil and gas, valves, automotive, and gears. Their quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2008 and they specialize in forged, heat treated, and machined components from various alloy grades.
This document tests the compatibility of document formatting and elements across different word processing applications. It contains various formatting styles, layouts, and elements like headings, bullets, tables, images, and drawings. The document is originally created in Microsoft Word 2007 in DOCX format. When opened in other applications, it checks if the original styles, layouts, and elements are preserved or changed/lost in formatting and display. The document acts as a prototype to see how well different applications maintain compatibility when opening a file created in another application.
A 55-year-old female presented with pancytopenia and spleenomegaly. Bone marrow aspiration was dry but imprint smears and biopsy showed relevant findings. A 30-year-old male presented with upper GI obstruction and was found to have an ulcerative duodenal lesion. He underwent Whipple's operation and imaging found enlarged pancreaticoduodenal and paraaortic nodes with mild hepatosplenomegaly. Micrographs of lymph nodes were submitted. A 65-year-old male presented with abdominal discomfort and CT scan showed multiple enlarged retroperitoneal and mesenteric nodes without hepatosplenomegaly; a biopsy of a retroperitoneal lymph node was submitted.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on radiologic errors given at a conference. It discusses defining medical errors and differentiating them from complications. Error rates from retrospective studies of radiology are presented, ranging from 25-90% for missed cancers depending on the imaging modality and body area. Prospective "real-time" error rates are estimated to be 3-4%. Causes of errors including perceptual and cognitive factors are reviewed. Standards of care, hindsight bias, outcome bias and efforts to reduce errors are also discussed. An anecdote is shared about lawyers and doctors continuing adversarial relationship on flights.
This is the slide deck of the Zend webinar "A tale of two toolkits".
Have you heard of the exciting new open source XML Toolkit currently being developed in collaboration between IBM and Zend? Are you curious about how it works and what you need to get started? Are you aware that it is available in Zend Server 5.1 as a beta and soon to be released as GA? Well rest assured, Mike Pavlak will fill you in on the details and a little bit more.
You can watch the webinar at http://bit.ly/q9byHS, after a short registration.
The document discusses the overuse of CT scans, particularly in emergency departments. It notes that CT use has increased 11 times faster than the rate of ED visits over the last 10 years. Now around 25% of all CT scans are performed in the ED. However, less than 7% of patients presenting with dizziness or syncope benefited from head CT scans. The overuse of CT scans is due to factors like fear of lawsuits, perception that patients want the test, and pressure to utilize expensive machines. Guidelines recommend reducing unnecessary CT scans by using decision rules and clinical assessments to determine who truly needs a CT scan. The document advocates judicious use of CT scans by only using them for appropriate clinical indications and considering alternative imaging methods
This document discusses imaging of injuries to the cranio-cervical junction, including dens fractures, hangman's fractures, and atlanto-occipital dissociation. Dens fractures are the most common cervical spine fracture in those over 65 and can be subtle on radiographs but seen as a step off on CT. Hangman's fractures involve the pars interarticularis and result from hyperextension and axial loading. Atlanto-occipital dissociation is an uncommon injury where the skull is displaced from the atlas in one of three directions. It can be assessed using measurements like the basion-dental interval and basion-axial interval on radiographs and CT.
The document discusses aggressive behavior in students. It defines terms like behavior, good manners, and aggressiveness. It describes how aggressiveness can negatively impact a person's health and be a problem for schools. The causes of aggression in children include harsh parenting, lack of anger management skills, and inappropriate behavior modeling. Suggestions to cure aggression include avoiding physical punishment, teaching children anger management and appropriate behaviors, rewarding non-aggressive acts, and not reinforcing aggressive behaviors. A blog excerpt emphasizes that aggressiveness spreads in society like a virus and changing individual behaviors is needed to address this issue.
Chaitanya has over 3.5 years of experience as a test engineer working on projects in the banking and finance domain for clients like Royal Bank of Scotland and Nationwide Building Society. He has expertise in test planning, functional testing, regression testing, and defect management using tools like Quality Center, JIRA, and ALM. Chaitanya holds a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and has received several achievement awards for his work from Infosys.
In this lecture I explain in step-by-step fashion the basics of Dental Management of patient with Hypertension. a photo guide is attached to the guide to aid in better understanding of the topic
This document provides the personal and employment details of Chai Ying Ong. It summarizes her educational background which includes a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Oxford Brooke University in Malaysia. Her work experience includes various roles in EDI and IT development, having worked at companies like Atmel Malaysia, IDT Malaysia, and Inventec Malaysia. Her current role is a Senior EDI Developer at Atmel Malaysia where she leads various EDI and system integration projects.
This document summarizes a comparison of stem rust in oats and yellow rust in wheat in Sweden. It finds that stem rust, primarily affecting oats, shows variation expected from a sexually reproducing population, while yellow rust, primarily affecting wheat, can easily survive systemic infection and has a green bridge, allowing it to persist clonally. Sexual reproduction is necessary for stem rust epidemiology but not for yellow rust in the Swedish cropping system. A model is described that could help understand how dominant clones of pathogens appear and are replaced over multiple seasons.
1) In 2013, wheat stem rust outbreaks occurred in Ethiopia and parts of Western Europe for the first time in decades.
2) In Ethiopia, the variety "Digalu" was heavily affected, with some fields experiencing over 90% yield losses. Samples were collected and characterized, identifying the races TTKSK, JRCQC, and RRTTF.
3) In Western Europe, samples were collected from Germany and Denmark and characterized as the TKTT_ race, which had also been identified previously in the Middle East and North Africa.
1) Field trials in Ethiopia identified new stem rust races virulent against genes commonly used in durum wheat breeding programs.
2) Screening of over 6,800 cultivated and wild tetraploid wheat accessions identified sources of resistance, with emmer and wild emmer showing the highest resistance levels.
3) Genetic mapping of resistance genes is underway using biparental crosses to elucidate the genetics of resistance and map genes from tetraploid sources.
Agrovegetal is a farmer-owned seed company in Southern Spain that has been releasing new wheat cultivars for 15 years through collaborative partnerships with CIMMYT. Through multi-location yield trials evaluating disease resistance, quality, and stability, Agrovegetal has released cultivars such as Don Ricardo durum wheat that is highly yielding with good quality and leaf rust resistance. Agrovegetal now holds a 12% market share for durum wheat seeds and 10% for bread wheat seeds in Spain through the commercial success of cultivars developed through its wheat breeding program.
Three key findings from the field pathogenomics study of wheat yellow rust:
1) Gene sequencing of 40 rust samples from UK fields in 2013 found four distinct populations that correlated with location.
2) A small number of genes were specifically differentially expressed between the populations, some of which may encode candidate effector proteins.
3) The pathogen's transcriptome could be matched to wheat varieties, allowing rapid identification of the host variety from RNAseq data alone.
The document discusses the need for public-private partnerships in wheat production in India to boost productivity. It notes that while the public sector has established various research and extension organizations, wheat productivity remains low. The role of the private sector in wheat seed production and marketing has increased in recent years. However, marketing public varieties remains challenging for private companies due to competition and demand forecasting issues. The document advocates for complementary roles between the public and private sectors in research, distribution of public technologies, and marketing/extension. It provides an example of one private company, DCM Shriram Ltd., that has invested in wheat research and seen growing sales of its proprietary varieties in India.
This document discusses the importance and challenges of data and germplasm sharing. It makes the following key points:
1. Sharing knowledge and germplasm has historically been important for progress, but restrictions have slowed in recent decades due to intellectual property laws and treaties.
2. New technologies generate vast amounts of data that is difficult to analyze and share under consistent standards. Improved experimental design is needed to link genotype, phenotype and environment data.
3. Initiatives like BGRI advocate sharing data and germplasm to accelerate breeding for diseases like rust resistance in wheat, but restricted movement of germplasm requires alternative solutions like information sharing.
This document summarizes research on the global occurrence and economic impact of stripe rust, a fungal wheat disease. It finds that stripe rust has spread rapidly in recent decades to new regions due to climate change, susceptible wheat varieties, and pathogen adaptation. Based on survey responses, it estimates that stripe rust causes average annual global wheat yield losses valued at $848 million. It estimates that investing $28 million annually in research could help avert these losses and provide a positive return on investment. The document also analyzes changing spatial patterns of stripe rust outbreaks and losses in the United States over time.
The document describes a study that analyzed genetic data from wheat leaf rust fungus (Puccinia triticina) isolates infecting different wheat genomes to better understand the evolutionary relationships between these host-specific types. The researchers analyzed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers from 70 fungus samples infecting wheat and found two major clades of common wheat isolates that were distinct from durum wheat isolates. Analysis supported the hypothesis that the original fungus form infected Aegilops speltoides before evolving to infect common wheat and then durum wheat.
The document summarizes molecular characterization of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici (Pst) isolates from Western Canada. Pst isolates were sequenced using Illumina platforms and assembled de novo. Phylogenetic trees were constructed based on rRNA sequences and whole genome assemblies. Comparisons between old isolates from 1990-1993 and new isolates from 2007-2012 identified unique and enriched gene sequences, suggesting genome reorganization in Pst. Functional annotation revealed differences in biological processes between old and new isolates, such as transport and response to exogenous molecules in new isolates.
The document summarizes research on pleiotropic adult plant resistance (PAPR) loci in wheat. Key points:
1. CIMMYT has conducted PAPR research since the 1970s, identifying loci such as Lr34, Lr46, and Lr67 that confer resistance to multiple diseases.
2. Studies mapped additional PAPR QTL in various wheat populations and identified markers for genes like Lr46, Sr2, and Yr54 useful for marker-assisted selection.
3. Research involves fine mapping genes, identifying deletion mutants, and understanding resistance mechanisms to improve durability and pyramide genes in wheat breeding.
4. An international shuttle breeding program
This document summarizes new evidence that the wheat stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici undergoes sexual reproduction on barberry plants in China. Through surveys, 23 barberry species in China were found to be susceptible hosts for P. striiformis when artificially inoculated. Stripe rust was also observed naturally infecting 3 barberry species in the field. Isolates recovered from infected barberry plants in nature had different virulence patterns than major wheat stripe rust races in China, indicating sexual recombination may contribute to new virulence variations on barberry.
This document discusses factors influencing the adoption of improved wheat varieties by farmers in Kenya. It finds that more educated farmers and those with more wheat farming experience are more likely to adopt new varieties. However, adoption is low overall, especially among small-scale farmers. The major barriers to adoption include a lack of contractual agreements in the wheat market, limited availability and high costs of quality seeds, and insufficient information dissemination regarding new varieties. The document recommends improving awareness and access to seeds, enhancing collective action among farmer groups, and conducting additional surveys and workshops to promote variety adoption.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on radiologic errors given at a conference. It discusses defining medical errors and differentiating them from complications. Error rates from retrospective studies of radiology are presented, ranging from 25-90% for missed cancers depending on the imaging modality and body area. Prospective "real-time" error rates are estimated to be 3-4%. Causes of errors including perceptual and cognitive factors are reviewed. Standards of care, hindsight bias, outcome bias and efforts to reduce errors are also discussed. An anecdote is shared about lawyers and doctors continuing adversarial relationship on flights.
This is the slide deck of the Zend webinar "A tale of two toolkits".
Have you heard of the exciting new open source XML Toolkit currently being developed in collaboration between IBM and Zend? Are you curious about how it works and what you need to get started? Are you aware that it is available in Zend Server 5.1 as a beta and soon to be released as GA? Well rest assured, Mike Pavlak will fill you in on the details and a little bit more.
You can watch the webinar at http://bit.ly/q9byHS, after a short registration.
The document discusses the overuse of CT scans, particularly in emergency departments. It notes that CT use has increased 11 times faster than the rate of ED visits over the last 10 years. Now around 25% of all CT scans are performed in the ED. However, less than 7% of patients presenting with dizziness or syncope benefited from head CT scans. The overuse of CT scans is due to factors like fear of lawsuits, perception that patients want the test, and pressure to utilize expensive machines. Guidelines recommend reducing unnecessary CT scans by using decision rules and clinical assessments to determine who truly needs a CT scan. The document advocates judicious use of CT scans by only using them for appropriate clinical indications and considering alternative imaging methods
This document discusses imaging of injuries to the cranio-cervical junction, including dens fractures, hangman's fractures, and atlanto-occipital dissociation. Dens fractures are the most common cervical spine fracture in those over 65 and can be subtle on radiographs but seen as a step off on CT. Hangman's fractures involve the pars interarticularis and result from hyperextension and axial loading. Atlanto-occipital dissociation is an uncommon injury where the skull is displaced from the atlas in one of three directions. It can be assessed using measurements like the basion-dental interval and basion-axial interval on radiographs and CT.
The document discusses aggressive behavior in students. It defines terms like behavior, good manners, and aggressiveness. It describes how aggressiveness can negatively impact a person's health and be a problem for schools. The causes of aggression in children include harsh parenting, lack of anger management skills, and inappropriate behavior modeling. Suggestions to cure aggression include avoiding physical punishment, teaching children anger management and appropriate behaviors, rewarding non-aggressive acts, and not reinforcing aggressive behaviors. A blog excerpt emphasizes that aggressiveness spreads in society like a virus and changing individual behaviors is needed to address this issue.
Chaitanya has over 3.5 years of experience as a test engineer working on projects in the banking and finance domain for clients like Royal Bank of Scotland and Nationwide Building Society. He has expertise in test planning, functional testing, regression testing, and defect management using tools like Quality Center, JIRA, and ALM. Chaitanya holds a B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and has received several achievement awards for his work from Infosys.
In this lecture I explain in step-by-step fashion the basics of Dental Management of patient with Hypertension. a photo guide is attached to the guide to aid in better understanding of the topic
This document provides the personal and employment details of Chai Ying Ong. It summarizes her educational background which includes a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Oxford Brooke University in Malaysia. Her work experience includes various roles in EDI and IT development, having worked at companies like Atmel Malaysia, IDT Malaysia, and Inventec Malaysia. Her current role is a Senior EDI Developer at Atmel Malaysia where she leads various EDI and system integration projects.
This document summarizes a comparison of stem rust in oats and yellow rust in wheat in Sweden. It finds that stem rust, primarily affecting oats, shows variation expected from a sexually reproducing population, while yellow rust, primarily affecting wheat, can easily survive systemic infection and has a green bridge, allowing it to persist clonally. Sexual reproduction is necessary for stem rust epidemiology but not for yellow rust in the Swedish cropping system. A model is described that could help understand how dominant clones of pathogens appear and are replaced over multiple seasons.
1) In 2013, wheat stem rust outbreaks occurred in Ethiopia and parts of Western Europe for the first time in decades.
2) In Ethiopia, the variety "Digalu" was heavily affected, with some fields experiencing over 90% yield losses. Samples were collected and characterized, identifying the races TTKSK, JRCQC, and RRTTF.
3) In Western Europe, samples were collected from Germany and Denmark and characterized as the TKTT_ race, which had also been identified previously in the Middle East and North Africa.
1) Field trials in Ethiopia identified new stem rust races virulent against genes commonly used in durum wheat breeding programs.
2) Screening of over 6,800 cultivated and wild tetraploid wheat accessions identified sources of resistance, with emmer and wild emmer showing the highest resistance levels.
3) Genetic mapping of resistance genes is underway using biparental crosses to elucidate the genetics of resistance and map genes from tetraploid sources.
Agrovegetal is a farmer-owned seed company in Southern Spain that has been releasing new wheat cultivars for 15 years through collaborative partnerships with CIMMYT. Through multi-location yield trials evaluating disease resistance, quality, and stability, Agrovegetal has released cultivars such as Don Ricardo durum wheat that is highly yielding with good quality and leaf rust resistance. Agrovegetal now holds a 12% market share for durum wheat seeds and 10% for bread wheat seeds in Spain through the commercial success of cultivars developed through its wheat breeding program.
Three key findings from the field pathogenomics study of wheat yellow rust:
1) Gene sequencing of 40 rust samples from UK fields in 2013 found four distinct populations that correlated with location.
2) A small number of genes were specifically differentially expressed between the populations, some of which may encode candidate effector proteins.
3) The pathogen's transcriptome could be matched to wheat varieties, allowing rapid identification of the host variety from RNAseq data alone.
The document discusses the need for public-private partnerships in wheat production in India to boost productivity. It notes that while the public sector has established various research and extension organizations, wheat productivity remains low. The role of the private sector in wheat seed production and marketing has increased in recent years. However, marketing public varieties remains challenging for private companies due to competition and demand forecasting issues. The document advocates for complementary roles between the public and private sectors in research, distribution of public technologies, and marketing/extension. It provides an example of one private company, DCM Shriram Ltd., that has invested in wheat research and seen growing sales of its proprietary varieties in India.
This document discusses the importance and challenges of data and germplasm sharing. It makes the following key points:
1. Sharing knowledge and germplasm has historically been important for progress, but restrictions have slowed in recent decades due to intellectual property laws and treaties.
2. New technologies generate vast amounts of data that is difficult to analyze and share under consistent standards. Improved experimental design is needed to link genotype, phenotype and environment data.
3. Initiatives like BGRI advocate sharing data and germplasm to accelerate breeding for diseases like rust resistance in wheat, but restricted movement of germplasm requires alternative solutions like information sharing.
This document summarizes research on the global occurrence and economic impact of stripe rust, a fungal wheat disease. It finds that stripe rust has spread rapidly in recent decades to new regions due to climate change, susceptible wheat varieties, and pathogen adaptation. Based on survey responses, it estimates that stripe rust causes average annual global wheat yield losses valued at $848 million. It estimates that investing $28 million annually in research could help avert these losses and provide a positive return on investment. The document also analyzes changing spatial patterns of stripe rust outbreaks and losses in the United States over time.
The document describes a study that analyzed genetic data from wheat leaf rust fungus (Puccinia triticina) isolates infecting different wheat genomes to better understand the evolutionary relationships between these host-specific types. The researchers analyzed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers from 70 fungus samples infecting wheat and found two major clades of common wheat isolates that were distinct from durum wheat isolates. Analysis supported the hypothesis that the original fungus form infected Aegilops speltoides before evolving to infect common wheat and then durum wheat.
The document summarizes molecular characterization of Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici (Pst) isolates from Western Canada. Pst isolates were sequenced using Illumina platforms and assembled de novo. Phylogenetic trees were constructed based on rRNA sequences and whole genome assemblies. Comparisons between old isolates from 1990-1993 and new isolates from 2007-2012 identified unique and enriched gene sequences, suggesting genome reorganization in Pst. Functional annotation revealed differences in biological processes between old and new isolates, such as transport and response to exogenous molecules in new isolates.
The document summarizes research on pleiotropic adult plant resistance (PAPR) loci in wheat. Key points:
1. CIMMYT has conducted PAPR research since the 1970s, identifying loci such as Lr34, Lr46, and Lr67 that confer resistance to multiple diseases.
2. Studies mapped additional PAPR QTL in various wheat populations and identified markers for genes like Lr46, Sr2, and Yr54 useful for marker-assisted selection.
3. Research involves fine mapping genes, identifying deletion mutants, and understanding resistance mechanisms to improve durability and pyramide genes in wheat breeding.
4. An international shuttle breeding program
This document summarizes new evidence that the wheat stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici undergoes sexual reproduction on barberry plants in China. Through surveys, 23 barberry species in China were found to be susceptible hosts for P. striiformis when artificially inoculated. Stripe rust was also observed naturally infecting 3 barberry species in the field. Isolates recovered from infected barberry plants in nature had different virulence patterns than major wheat stripe rust races in China, indicating sexual recombination may contribute to new virulence variations on barberry.
This document discusses factors influencing the adoption of improved wheat varieties by farmers in Kenya. It finds that more educated farmers and those with more wheat farming experience are more likely to adopt new varieties. However, adoption is low overall, especially among small-scale farmers. The major barriers to adoption include a lack of contractual agreements in the wheat market, limited availability and high costs of quality seeds, and insufficient information dissemination regarding new varieties. The document recommends improving awareness and access to seeds, enhancing collective action among farmer groups, and conducting additional surveys and workshops to promote variety adoption.
This document provides evidence of recombination between the Sr2 and Fhb1 genes in wheat. It summarizes that a doubled haploid population from a cross between Carberry and AC Cadillac wheat lines showed: 1) recombinants expressing both pseudo-black chaff (PBC, linked to Sr2) and low Fusarium head blight (FHB, linked to Fhb1), 2) genetic mapping identified QTL in the Sr2/Fhb1 region associated with both traits, and 3) haplotype analysis identified recombinants with the Sr2 and Fhb1 marker haplotypes separated.
This document discusses wheat rust diseases as a potential problem for Norwegian wheat cultivation due to forecasted climate changes. Currently, wheat rusts are not a major issue but stripe rust occasionally causes local outbreaks. However, predicted higher winter temperatures could allow more rust inoculum to survive winters. Milder autumns and springs along with warmer, wetter summers may also promote faster rust development. As a result, the risks of future rust epidemics are expected to increase. The document recommends strategies like growing winter wheat varieties with good rust resistance and breeding for horizontal resistance to control potential rust problems.
This document summarizes research on achieving sustainable leaf rust control in durum wheat. It discusses the importance of leaf rust, major resistance genes that have been identified and overcome by evolving rust races, and efforts to develop slow rusting resistance through gene pyramiding. Key findings include identification of multiple major genes conferring resistance, the breakdown of these genes over time, efforts to combine minor genes to provide more durable slow rusting resistance, and the need to continue broadening genetic resistance.
The Global Rust Reference Center (GRRC) in Denmark aims to manage wheat rust surveillance, act as an early warning system, disseminate results online, maintain pathogen genetic resources, and provide training. It has expanded facilities including quarantine zones, labs, and greenhouse space. The GRRC works with over 40 international collaborators from Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. It collects and maintains live wheat rust isolates to assist breeding and research. The GRRC also conducts research on rust spread, evolution, genetics, and host-pathogen interactions. Training is provided to students and scientists in wheat rust pathology. Ongoing challenges include understanding global rust dynamics and improving phenotyping methods. Sustained efforts are needed
This document summarizes the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative from 2009-2014. It discusses the initiative's focus on farmers, globally coordinated surveillance efforts, international screening nurseries, and CGIAR wheat breeding programs. It also highlights the importance of leadership, advocacy, communication, and gene stewardship in combating wheat rust diseases on a global scale. The initiative brings together numerous organizations, scientists, and farmers worldwide to fight hunger and improve food security.
This document summarizes research on identifying genetic loci associated with resistance to stripe and stem rust in wheat. Genome-wide association mapping identified several QTLs for stripe rust resistance on chromosomes 1D, 2B, 3B, 3A, 6A, 6D and 7D. Some QTLs corresponded to previously reported resistance genes. Analysis of interactions between loci found negative interactions between some stripe and stem rust QTLs, suggesting they should not be combined in breeding. The goal is to avoid pyramiding loci that interact negatively to compromise resistance to multiple diseases.
This document summarizes research on cloning rust resistance genes from wheat and developing gene pyramids via genetic engineering. Key points include:
- Researchers at the University of Minnesota and other institutions are working to clone multiple rust resistance genes from wheat including Sr2, Sr22, Sr33, Sr35, Sr46, Sr50 and Lr67.
- Cloned genes like Lr34/Yr18, Yr36, and others can be stacked together in transgenic cassettes to provide pyramided resistance in a single locus.
- Preliminary work has successfully stacked two or three resistance genes in transgenic wheat.
- Further work will continue cloning additional genes, validating gene function through transformation, and
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Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
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AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial IntelligenceIndexBug
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
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• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
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• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
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Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
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We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
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Aggressiveness in wheat rusts -experiences from Australia
1. Aggressiveness in wheat rusts
-experiences from Australia
- Four clear cases in which an introduced rust genotype has increased
rapidly, and undergone a continental sweep by displacing existing
genotypes:
• Stripe rust race 134 [2002]
• Leaf rust race 104 [1984]
• Stem rust race 21 [1954]
• Stem rust race 126 [1925]
- In each case, the “new” race did not have virulence attributes that conferred
a fitness advantage (i.e. virulence for resistance genes)
- Evidence available strongly supports the hypothesis that each new genotype
was more aggressive
2. Aggressiveness in wheat rusts
-experiences from Australia
- Four clear cases in which an introduced rust genotype has increased
rapidly, and undergone a continental sweep by displacing existing
genotypes:
• Stripe rust race 134 [2002]
• Leaf rust race 104 [1984]
• Stem rust race 21 [1954]
• Stem rust race 126 [1925]
- In each case, the “new” race did not have virulence attributes that conferred
a fitness advantage (i.e. virulence for resistance genes)
- Evidence available strongly supports the hypothesis that each new genotype
was more aggressive
3. Aggressiveness in wheat rusts
-experiences from Australia
- Four clear cases in which an introduced rust genotype has increased
rapidly, and undergone a continental sweep by displacing existing
genotypes:
• Stripe rust race 134 [2002]
• Leaf rust race 104 [1984]
• Stem rust race 21 [1954]
• Stem rust race 126 [1925]
- In each case, the “new” race did not have virulence attributes that conferred
a fitness advantage (i.e. virulence for resistance genes)
- Evidence available strongly supports the hypothesis that each new genotype
was more aggressive
5. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Bowerbird
Susceptible Bowerbird
Bowerbird has uncharacterised
APR to stripe rust
Prior to 2002, it was considered
MR-MS
It was rendered S by the new
aggressive race
Why????:
- pathogen aggressiveness
[erosion of minor gene
resistance]?
- minor gene virulence?
110 E143 A+
- aggressiveness + virulence?
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
6. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Bowerbird
Susceptible Bowerbird Susceptible Bowerbird
Bowerbird has uncharacterised
APR to stripe rust
Prior to 2002, it was considered
MR-MS
It was rendered S by the new
aggressive race
Why????:
- pathogen aggressiveness
[erosion of minor gene
resistance]?
- minor gene virulence?
110 E143 A+ 134 E16 A+
- aggressiveness + virulence?
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
7. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Bowerbird
Susceptible Bowerbird Susceptible Bowerbird
Bowerbird has uncharacterised
APR to stripe rust
Prior to 2002, it was considered
MR-MS
It was rendered S by the new
aggressive race
Why????:
- pathogen aggressiveness
[erosion of minor gene
resistance]?
- minor gene virulence?
110 E143 A+ 134 E16 A+
- aggressiveness + virulence?
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
8. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Bowerbird
Susceptible Bowerbird Susceptible Bowerbird
Bowerbird has uncharacterised
APR to stripe rust
Prior to 2002, it was considered
MR-MS
It was rendered S by the new
aggressive race
Why????:
- pathogen aggressiveness
[erosion of minor gene
resistance]?
- minor gene virulence?
110 E143 A+ 134 E16 A+
- aggressiveness + virulence?
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
9. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Bowerbird
Susceptible Bowerbird Susceptible Bowerbird
Bowerbird has uncharacterised
APR to stripe rust
Prior to 2002, it was considered
MR-MS
It was rendered S by the new
aggressive race
Why????:
- pathogen aggressiveness
[erosion of minor gene
resistance]?
- minor gene virulence?
110 E143 A+ 134 E16 A+
- aggressiveness + virulence?
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
10. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Bowerbird
Susceptible Bowerbird Susceptible Bowerbird
Bowerbird has uncharacterised
APR to stripe rust
Prior to 2002, it was considered
MR-MS
It was rendered S by the new
aggressive race
Why????:
- pathogen aggressiveness
[erosion of minor gene
resistance]?
- minor gene virulence?
110 E143 A+ 134 E16 A+
- aggressiveness + virulence?
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
11. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Tobruk triticale
• increased stripe rusting in triticale cv. Tobruk in 2009
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
12. Pathogen aggressiveness and resistance
2. Minor gene resistance, eg cv. Tobruk triticale
• increased stripe rusting in triticale cv. Tobruk in 2009
• due to virulence for an uncharacterised minor gene
+ YrTobruk
Images courtesy of Dr Colin Wellings
13. Concluding remarks
- separating the effects of virulence and aggressiveness, while significant for
resistance breeding, is not always straightforward
- caution is needed in communicating the concepts of virulence and
agressiveness in the agricultural community
- Australian breeders were successful in dealing with three incursions of
aggressive rust isolates (two stem rust, one leaf rust), and despite some
setbacks, continue to make good progress in relation to the most recent
stripe rust incursion