Discover AAC Frontier, Canada's first ergot-resistant durum variety, designed to combat a growing grading issue, showcased at ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimated 95.2 million acres of corn planted in ...

Durum wheat is also susceptible to diseases such as wheat rust and Fusarium head blight. These fungal infections not only reduce production but also lead to contamination that can make crops unfit ...

Durum wheat and whole wheat are two of the most popular species of wheat, and you may wonder what sets the two apart. This article reviews the differences and similarities between durum and whole ...

You might already be eating durum wheat. Many foods use durum wheat, including pasta, couscous, bulgur, noodles, and bread. But what you might not know is whether there are any health benefits to ...

Yuma farmers are harvesting a key ingredient for Italian pasta, durum wheat, which thrives in the hot, dry climate.

But issues with head blight aside, Schlafmann said the cereal crops in the McClusky area look strong, and she won't be surprised if those yield records fall for the state's durum and spring wheat ...

Niwa's durum has produced only six to eight kernels per head, instead of the usual 45-52. His break-even level is 32-35 bushels per acre (bpa) but he is harvesting just 10-11 bpa, about 1 metric ...

Durum wheat is used to make pasta, pizza crusts, and flatbreads such as pitta and chapatis, as well as for couscous, bulgur, and pastry for desserts such as baklava.

Those sequences are elaborate codes that spell out how a life form functions in the most intricate and minute detail. Wheat has a particularly elaborate genome – durum wheat has 10.5 billion bases and ...

Paul McLaughlin is ready to harvest 110 hectares of durum wheat. (ABC Rural: Hugo Rikard-Bell)"So usually if you can get the quality … you can get a premium of like 50 per cent more," he said.