Humans can spread disease by sneezing. But less well known is the wheat plant's ability to do something strangely similar—from its leaves. "It's basically analogous to a human sneeze in terms of, you ...

What do you notice about the leaves of the wheat on the right? How about on the left? See those yellow and red spots on the leaves on the left? Those wheat plants are sick. They have a disease called ...

Photo Credit: iStock When crop yields decrease, groceries get more expensive, and many staples are much harder to obtain for ...

Plants use sophisticated molecular machinery to distinguish friend from foe, co-exist with other organisms and defend against pathogens. Similarly, plant pathogens have evolved intricate strategies to ...

Growing several plant varieties in the same field for disease resistance is a longstanding agricultural practice, but can have unpredictable results. A study publishing September 12 th in the open ...

ABERDEEN — Idaho farmers can expect more varieties to be released from University of Idaho’s wheat breeding program that resist the fungal diseases dwarf bunt and common bunt thanks in large part to ...

Scientists found a way to help plants grow while staying disease resistant, a discovery that could improve food production.

Plant diseases don't stop at a nation's borders and miles of oceans don't prevent their spread, either. That's why plant disease surveillance, improved plant disease detection systems and predictive ...

In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing ...