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 ...

Growing several plant varieties in the same field for disease resistance is a longstanding agricultural practice, but can have unpredictable results. A study suggests that plant-to-plant interactions ...

Wheat streak mosaic and pests are resurging across Oklahoma. Experts warn drought, volunteer wheat and mites could impact ...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive disease of wheat that can reduce grain yields and contaminate grain with toxins ...

Robert M. Harveson, Extension Plant Pathologist, Panhandle REC, Scottsbluff And Stephen Wegulo, Extension Plant Pathologist, Dept. of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska growers ...

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 ...

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 ...

New research that could increase the natural resistance of wheat to a devastating fungal disease has begun at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. Wheat is the world's second biggest grain crop by ...

Famine may be largely a thing of the past but in recent years the re-emergence of a disease that can kill wheat -- which provides a fifth of humanity's food -- has threatened food security; now a ...

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 ...