Wheat crop not attacked by UG 99: PARC
By Tariq Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD—The Spokesperson of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has denied the report of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that fungus will destroy wheat crop.
According to details, FAO warned Pakistan that UG99 from Uganda spread into Kenya and Ethiopia, then crossed into Yemen and has recently been reported in Iran.
This proximity presence and its wind borne spore spreading nature threatens Pakistan wheat areas particularly where stem rust is to be a problem.
However, Pakistan Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock said after research that UG 99 would not effect on new crop of wheat and rice.
Pakistan researchers are actively engulfed in integrated activities to combat the pathogen, the spokesperson PARC added.