Reducing the Australian sugar industry's genetic vulnerability to sugarcane smut : SRDC final report BSS256

Author	Croft, BJ
Author	Berding, N
Date Accessioned	2012-11-14
Date Available	2012-11-14
Issued	2007
Identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/11079/1110
Abstract	Sugarcane smut was recorded for the first time in Australia in July 1998 in the Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) and was identified in the Bundaberg/Isis, Central and Herbert regions of Queensland in 2006. Sugarcane smut can cause losses from 30-100% in susceptible varieties. The objective of this project was to rate Australian commercial varieties, advanced selections in the BSES/CSIRO selection programs, and parental clones for resistance to smut. The ratings will be used to provide smut- resistant varieties to the Australian sugar industry and to assist the breeding program to increase the frequency of smut-resistant genes in breeding populations.This project continues the work commenced in the SRDC project BSS214 Screening of Australian Germplasm for Resistance to Sugarcane Smut. The smut-screening trials were conducted on Madura Island by the Indonesian Sugar Research Institute (ISRI) under contract to BSES.
Language	en
Part of Series	BSES Internal Report; 2007 No 1375 Report SD07001
Subject	Sugarcane Smut
Subject	Varieties
Subject	Plant breeding
Title	Reducing the Australian sugar industry's genetic vulnerability to sugarcane smut : SRDC final report BSS256

Varieties, plant breeding and release [124]
Research outcomes: Comprehensive and efficient variety breeding, selection and release programs responding to yield expectations, environmental constraints, resource scarcity and regional preferences. Faster varietal adoption using advanced methods for bulking, distribution and planting.