Abstract |
The conference provided an informal forum for the presentation and discussion of current research efforts related to Karnal bunt and an opportunity for Mexican, Canadian and American scientist/administrators to personally examine and appraise the Karnal bunt disease situation in Northwest Mexico. Highlights of the presentations made at the conference are summarized and include: Overview of CIMMYT's Karnal bunt program; laboratory evaluation of chemical seed treatments to control teliospore germination; field evaluation of systematic fungicides as seed treatments; laboratory evaluation off fungicides to control germination of secondary |