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

PULLMAN, Wash. — Xianming Chen and a crew of researchers planted winter wheat seeds by hand on a recent November morning. They carefully deposited the seeds in just the right spot so they could be ...

To counter the threat of wheat yellow rust, breeders have developed wheat variants that incorporate resistance genes (R-genes). Yr15 is an R-gene taken from wild emmer (Triticum dicoccoides) that ...

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A virulent wheat stem rust that has already ravaged stocks in sub-Saharan Africa threatens Afghanistan’s crop as well, so in a joint effort with Egypt the United States has planted 150 tons of ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Farmer Wynn Parkinson was inspecting his wheat field when he noticed an unusual yellow patch in the center of his field. “My first thought was to get in touch with ...

A new, highly destructive strain of wheat stem rust is continuing to evolve and has the potential to devastate wheat production worldwide, say plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological ...

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 ...