Surveillance and Monitoring of Cereal Rust Diseases in Lebanon and Morocco in 2025
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Kumarse Nazari, Rola El Amil, Muamar Al-jaboobi, Maafa Ilyass and Seid Ahmed. 2025. Surveillance and Monitoring of Cereal Rust Diseases in Lebanon and Morocco in 2025. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Beirut, Lebanon. (Internal Report).
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This project aimed to maintain wheat rust surveillance and early warning capacity in Morocco and Lebanon during the 2025 cropping season, despite severe heat and drought conditions across the CWANA region. Systematic field surveys were conducted in more than 70 wheat-growing locations using standard BGRI protocols and digital data collection tools to assess rust incidence and severity. Rust samples and trap nurseries were used to monitor pathogen presence and monitoring the wehat rust diseases. Although rust development was largely suppressed by unfavorable agroclimatic conditions, trace to moderate stem rust was detected in Morocco, confirming pathogen persistence and potential outbreak risk under favorable conditions. The project underscores the importance of sustained surveillance and regional coordination to support preparedness, breeding, and disease management strategies,.
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Nazari, Kumarse https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9348-892X
Maafa, Ilyass https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3936-1532
Kemal, Seid Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-9369
Maafa, Ilyass https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3936-1532
Kemal, Seid Ahmed https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1791-9369