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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Yellow rust disease caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, a pathogen in wheat, results in significant losses in wheat production ...

EXPERIMENTAL work with yellow rust (Puccinia glumarum (Schm.) Erikss. and Henn.) on wheat seedlings under glasshouse conditions has been considerably hampered by epidemics of cereal mildew (Erysiphe ...

Growers are being advised to keep a watching brief for yellow rust on susceptible wheat varieties after a mild start to autumn provided ideal conditions for the disease. With plenty of weather still ...

In a study in which they say will help eradicate major wheat diseases, researchers have assembled the genome of bread wheat and identified the gene responsible for stripe rust resistance. Crop ...

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 ...

In the Imperial Valley of California last week, twelve acres of assorted wheat plants were growing in the hot desert sun. Department of Agriculture scientists, tending them as carefully as premature ...

Plant diseases are a significant threat to our food security, and while rain provides fresh water to our crops, splashing drops may also contribute to the spread of plant disease. Raindrop impact is ...