AUTHOR=Langenbach Caspar , Campe Ruth , Beyer Sebastian F. , Mueller André N. , Conrath Uwe 

TITLE=Fighting Asian Soybean Rust

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2016

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2016.00797

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2016.00797

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Phakopsora pachyrhizi</italic> is a biotrophic fungus provoking SBR disease. SBR poses a major threat to global soybean production. Though several <italic>R</italic> genes provided soybean immunity to certain <italic>P. pachyrhizi</italic> races, the pathogen swiftly overcame this resistance. Therefore, fungicides are the only current means to control SBR. However, insensitivity to fungicides is soaring in <italic>P. pachyrhizi</italic> and, therefore, alternative measures are needed for SBR control. In this article, we discuss the different approaches for fighting SBR and their potential, disadvantages, and advantages over other measures. These encompass conventional breeding for SBR resistance, transgenic approaches, exploitation of transcription factors, secondary metabolites, and antimicrobial peptides, RNAi/HIGS, and biocontrol strategies. It seems that an integrating approach exploiting different measures is likely to provide the best possible means for the effective control of SBR.</p>