The Australian Cereal Rust Survey plays a vital role in tracking the distribution and evolution of cereal rust pathogens across the country. We rely on the valuable contributions of farmers, agronomists, and researchers who submit rust samples from a wide range of cereal crops and grass hosts.
Your samples support two essential objectives:
If your crop has been sprayed with a fungicide and rust infection persists, we urge you to send a sample for fungicide insensitivity testing. Please include:
Australian Cereal Rust Survey
The University of Sydney
Reply Paid 88076
Narellan NSW 2567
We also offer free reply-paid rust sample envelopes upon request. For sample envelopes or general enquiries, please contact:
Matthew Williams
Operations and Technical Officer, ACRCP
Email: matthew.williams@sydney.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 9351 8808
Mobile number +61 409 552 349
Note: Rust fungi do not like plastic envelope. Please avoid using any kind of plastics while posting the samples, as it is hard to get viable rust samples for analysis.
This interactive map shows the locations of the cereal rust samples that have been analysed by the Australian Cereal Rust Survey so far this year. The map is updated fortnightly with the latest sample results.
Our Australian Cereal Rust Pathogen Maps:
Keep up to date about the presence of rust activity:
The University of Sydney has been conducting national surveys of cereal rusts in Australia since 1921. The survey program monitors cereal rust pathogens throughout Australia and characterises any new rust pathotypes that emerge. This information is critical for determining how current varieties will respond to rust in the field and for the breeding of effective rust resistance into new varieties.
Our Cereal Rust Reports are released when significant events occur, for example, a new rust pathotype is detected or one or more rust species are posing a threat to industry. Periodically, we also publish listings of current cereal cultivars, the rust resistance genes they carry, and their expected responses to the different rust diseases. See below for the latest reports.
