NIAB - National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Plant Science Into Practice
UKCPVS
The UK Cereals Pathogen Virulence Survey monitors cereal rusts and mildews in the UK, detecting and warning industry and growers of new races of disease emerging on resistant varieties. It is funded by Fera and HGCA.
The role of UKCPVS:
- Monitor changes in virulence of UK cereal pathogen populations
- Maintain and improve variety disease resistance allowing growers to prioritise other characteristics such as yield and quality when choosing a variety
- Enable breeders and variety testing authorities to screen out potential new varieties and breeding lines that are too susceptible to new races of disease before they get to the HGCA Recommended List stage or onto farm
- Provide information to assist disease risk management on farm; underpinning HGCA RL disease resistance ratings and assessing the threat that each new race poses to the full range of commercial varieties.
Download UKCPVS Sampling Instructions
For more information contact Dr Rosemary Bayles