The large area of wheat varieties carrying the Yr15 resistance gene created the selection pressure that resulted in last year ...

Stripe or yellow rust (Yr), caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. (Pst), is one of the most important wheat diseases worldwide. New aggressive Pst races can spread quickly, even between countries ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. A new race of the virulent cereal black stem rust disease ...

Backed by the Gates Foundation, the Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System is on the front lines, looking for early signals of crop-killing rust infections. When Dave Hodson walked through wheat ...

The sequencing of a gene that gives wheat a long-lasting ability to resist destructive fungal diseases could pave the way for hardier wheat strains, say researchers. Australian molecular geneticist Dr ...

Recent and abundant rains in some areas have producers concerned about leaf rust that is appearing in High Plains wheat fields. But a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist said treatment is ...

Sunish Sehgal, winter wheat breeder at South Dakota State University, explains the evolution of wheat and what can be ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have pinpointed two genes that protect wheat against devastating fungal diseases found worldwide, potentially paving the way to hardier wheat strains, international ...

Winter wheat growers are advised to utilise all four main groups of systemic fungicides and adjust doses to help fight any ...

A team of researchers has uncovered the basis of stem rust pathogen Ug99's wide virulence, attacking a direct threat to the world wheat supply. Stem rust is a devastating wheat disease that has caused ...