Leaf rust could pose a greater risk to Kansas wheat in 2026 if wetter weather develops. Growers are encouraged to monitor ...

Kansas wheat breaks dormancy and fields begin to green up, a Kansas State University plant disease expert is urging growers ...

As the world’s population continues to grow, so does its appetite for cereal grains, which include such dietary staples as wheat. This growing demand has driven agricultural scientists to develop ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have identified a number of stem rust-resistant wheat varieties and are retesting them to verify their resistance. Stem rust occurs worldwide wherever wheat ...

FARGO, N.D. -- Wheat breeders in the United States and around the world are anxiously waiting to begin crossing a newly developed resistant wheat hybrid with their commercial varieties in hopes of ...

Eighteen participating member countries will have something to smile about. Characterization of the resistance will be by morphology as well as through molecular marker assisted methods. The breeders ...

Representatives of major wheat producing countries have called for urgent coordinated action to prevent and control the wheat stem rust disease strain Ug99, The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 13, 2011 (ENS) – New and virulent forms of a fungus called stem rust that attacks wheat are spreading quickly across the world, borne by wind beyond the handful of countries ...