Barley is  the major crop for the people living  in  the high hills and mountainous  region  of the Nepal.  Rust is  the major production  threat for barley  cultivation. However,  a lot of variation can be observed  on Nepalese  barley accessions  with respect  to rust resistance  characteristics. Two hundred and forty one barley accessions  were screened  for leaf rust ( caused by Puccinia hordei)  and  stripe  rust  ( caused  by P. striformis  f.sp.  hordei)  resistance  characteristics  on heading stage  at Khumaltar,   Lalitpur,  Nepal  during  normal  barley  growing  season  2011. Bonus  (origin  Sweden)  and  Local  Jau  (Nepalese   landrace)  were  used  as resistant  and susceptible check  respectively.  Seventeen  barley  accessions  showed  leaf rust  susceptibility but resistant with stripe rust.  Thirty barley accessions showed  resistant for both  leaf rust and strip  rust. Lower frequency  of the leaf rust infection  may be due to prevalent  resistance  gene for leaf rust resistant characteristics  in Nepalese  barley.

Barley is  the major crop for the people living  in  the high hills and mountainous  region  of the Nepal.  Rust is  the major production  threat for barley  cultivation. However,  a lot of variation can be observed  on Nepalese  barley accessions  with respect  to rust resistance  characteristics. Two hundred and forty one barley accessions  were screened  for leaf rust ( caused by Puccinia hordei)  and  stripe  rust  ( caused  by P. striformis  f.sp.  hordei)  resistance  characteristics  on heading stage  at Khumaltar,   Lalitpur,  Nepal  during  normal  barley  growing  season  2011. Bonus  (origin  Sweden)  and  Local  Jau  (Nepalese   landrace)  were  used  as resistant  and susceptible check  respectively.  Seventeen  barley  accessions  showed  leaf rust  susceptibility but resistant with stripe rust.  Thirty barley accessions showed  resistant for both  leaf rust and strip  rust. Lower frequency  of the leaf rust infection  may be due to prevalent  resistance  gene for leaf rust resistant characteristics  in Nepalese  barley.