University of Saskatchewan researchers may have uncovered a way to fight off deadly diseases in wild wheat, offering hope for farmers dealing with crop losses from stripe rust.

Plenty of winter wheat varieties were added to the AHDB Recommended List at the end of last year,  but their yellow rust ...

Unusual gene duo in wild wheat offers new hope against crop diseases by Erin Matthews, University of Saskatchewan edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

A research team has identified two novel genetic mechanisms for disease resistance in wheat, offering promising strategies to enhance resilience against powdery mildew and stripe rust. The ...

Diving into the Indo-European gene pool by Joshua T. Katz On new research by the scholar David Reich. Among the great intellectual developments of the nineteenth century was the advent of the ...

India’s history is a vast tapestry woven with diverse cultures, civilizations, and peoples, many of whom predate what we now ...

As food insecurity in Africa worsens, scientists explore gene editing to increase the resilience and nutritional value of wheat.

Wild wheat relatives, which have endured environmental stresses for millions of years, possess genetic traits that modern varieties lack--traits that, when integrated into conventional varieties ...

The groundwork for a major trial of gene-edited wheat has begun in Australia, where a state company is growing hundreds of varieties it says could be up to 10% more productive and make farming ...

A study from the University of Adelaide has discovered molecular pathways regulated by a gene traditionally used to control wheat-flowering behavior could be altered to achieve greater yields.

A study from the University of Adelaide has discovered molecular pathways regulated by a gene traditionally used to control wheat-flowering behaviour could be altered to achieve greater yields.