Learn how a pair of kinases could help plant scientists engineer crops resistant to infectious diseases and boost wheat's immunity.

After a drop in temperatures and a mix of spring weather, crops in eastern North Carolina, specifically wheat, are ...

New research reveals the initial molecular events that grant wheat immunity to stem rust. A new study published in Science, ...

A Beaufort County farmer uncovered a rare disease in his wheat field that could wipe out his crops if action isn't taken, and ...

Winter wheat growers are being urged to be wary of septoria and yellow rust if the weather turns wet leading up to key T1 ...

A research team led by Prof. LIU Zhiyong from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has uncovered a novel immune ...

a fungus given its name because infected plants show brown pustules on their stems and leaves when infected. Sometimes referred to as the "polio of wheat," historically stem rust has been the ...

Wheat producers are in a tough position due to drought right now. However, there are options available that could improve their bottom line.

Wheat growers are urged to be alert to yellow rust risks in backward and later-drilled winter wheat crops this spring, to avoid yield losses of up to 50%.

Now is the time when management steps taken by tillage farmers will determine the disease status of winter wheat crops.

According to David King, Syngenta head of technical for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, while yellow rust levels were relatively low coming out of winter, it is a disease that likes juvenile leaves ...