Some farmers and crop consultants in southern, central and eastern Nebraska are seeing young corn plants with wilted or dead ...

Choosing the right wheat variety to grow can significantly impact a farmer’s bottom line and as such, the Klamath Basin ...

Plant experts note the fungus at the center of the government's case against Chinese lab technicians is not on a USDA list of ...

Researchers have found a protein that causes disease in wheat crops and is one the most significant contributors to crop yield declines. According to Phys.org, fungal diseases are among the five ...

New advanced plant growth chambers at the University of Exeter will help scientists recreate climate conditions including ...

Wheat is a major source of calories, carbohydrates and protein worldwide, and its distinctive gluten proteins are what gives bread and pasta dough texture and elasticity. But it also can cause ...

"Plants get sick just like people, and this particular disease that we're talking about, Fusarium, head blight, is a big problem on wheat and barley and some other grains all around the world ...

Now, U.S. wheat growing is on a steady decline, with farmers finding surer profits from corn, soybeans or cattle. On the wheat quality tour in May, weeks before Nebraska wheat is usually harvested, no ...

Backed by the Gates Foundation, the Wheat Disease Early Warning Advisory System is on the front lines, looking for early signals of crop-killing rust infections.

New Tech Could Help Wheat, a Global Food Source, Fight Disease Like Stem Rust Learn how a pair of kinases could help plant scientists engineer crops resistant to infectious diseases and boost wheat's ...

Researchers from the Agricultural Research Service have discovered a breakthrough in the fight against Fusarium Head Blight, ...