Grainews: Researchers chase resistance to bacterial leaf streak in Prairie cereals
October 21, 2025 —
Researchers are exploring whether resistance genes already present in cereals could help farmers manage bacterial leaf streak (BLS), a disease with limited control options and linked to major yield losses. “Bacterial leaf streak has been detected in Canada since the 1920s but we are seeing the re-emergence of it. And it’s worsening rapidly,” said Dr. Shaheen Bibi, a plant pathologist and postdoctoral fellow at the University of Manitoba in Dr. Dilantha Fernando’s lab. Dr. Fernando and his BLS team lead the Carman trials.
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