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Screening for Resistance to Coffee Leaf Rust
Varzea, Vitor; Pereira, Ana Paula; Silva, Maria do Céu Lavado daCoffee leaf rust (CLR), caused by Hemileia vastatrix (Hv), is one of the main limiting factors of Arabica coffee production worldwide. Breeding for rust resistance is the most appropriate and sustainable strategy to control CLR. The char-acterization of coffee resistance to Hv, initiated in the 1930s in India, expanded with the creation of Coffee Rusts Research Center (CIFC) in 1955, in Portugal. Since then, th...
Coffee Leaf Rust Resistance: An Overview
Guerra-Guimarães, Leonor; Diniz, Inês; Azinheira, Helena Gil; Loureiro, Andreia; Pereira, Ana Paula; Tavares, Sílvia; Batista, Dora; Varzea, VitorCoffee is one of the most important cash crops and beverages. Several diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, and viruses can affect coffee plantations and compromise production. Coffee leaf rust (CLR), caused by the biotrophic fungus Hemileia vastatrix is the top fungal disease, representing a permanent threat to sustainable Arabica coffee production for more than a century. This review provides a comprehensive su...