Variety

Altitude range (m)

Fields inspected

Prevalence

Incidence (%)

Severity (%)

(%)

Range  mean

Range mean

Dashen
Shina

1494-2977 1613-2765

15
10

46.7
10

0-100 0-100

25.4
10

0-80
0-80

14.5S 8MS

Tura
KBG-01

2350-2490 2492

3
1

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

0
0

Local*

1722-2724

11

18.2

0-10

3.5

0-30

1.3MR

Hawi

1654-2456

5

20

0-5

0.6

0-1

0.2tR

Kubsa

1613-2490

21

52.4

0-100

30.2

0-90

25S

*Durum wheat, S-susceptible, MS-moderately susceptible, tR-trace, MRmoderately resistant
Table 5: Reaction/infection types of wheat cultivars to stem rust in South Tigray in 2010.