Figure 1

Leaf rust reaction at the seedling stage against leaf rust pathotype 77-5; 1 (Ae. peregrina); 2 (Agra Local); 3 (WL711); 4 (PBW343); 5 (IL pau16061); 6-9 (resistant progenies); 10-11(susceptible progenies). Seedling stage screening was conducted against Pt 77-5 in a glasshouse in PAU, Ludhiana, India. ITs ranging from ‘0’ to ‘2’ considered as resistant and ITs ranging from 3 to 3+ considered as susceptible38.