Long-term surveillance reveals hybridization by nuclear reassortment and intercontinental spread as major evolutionary drivers in wheat yellow rust
Mogens Støvring Hovmøller, Tine Thach, Julián Rodríguez-Algaba, Jens Grønbech Hansen, Marcel Meyer, David Hodson, K. Nazari, Robert Park, Rita Tam, Mareike Möller, Benjamin Schwessinger, John Paul Rathjen, Paula Silva, Venancio Riella, Annemarie Fejer Justesen
The paper tracks global spread and hybridization of wheat yellow rust pathogen, identifying nuclear reassortment and intercontinental movement as key drivers of evolution and disease impact.
New Phytologist · Jun 14, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology