A virulent wheat stem rust that has already ravaged stocks in sub-Saharan Africa threatens Afghanistan’s crop as well, so in a joint effort with Egypt the United States has planted 150 tons of ...

In spring 1920, Edgar McFadden was toiling away in the wheat fields of Agricultural Experiment Statn's Highmore location.

Journal of Plant Pathology, Vol. 103, No. 1 (February 2021), pp. 197-205 (9 pages) Under appropriate environmental conditions, stem rust (caused by Puccinia graminis Pers.: Pers. f. sp. tritici) is a ...

The disease affects cereals, especially wheat. It’s caused by a fungus called Puccinia graminis, which infects crops via spores that are very hardy and can travel long distances in the wind. It’s not ...

Wheat stripe rust is one of the most important wheat diseases and is caused by the plant-pathogenic fungi Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst). Though Pst is known to be highly host-specific, it ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Farmer Wynn Parkinson was inspecting his wheat field when he noticed an unusual yellow patch in the center of his field. “My first thought was to get in touch with ...

BELHAVEN, N.C. (WNCT)– After a drop in temperatures and a mix of spring weather, crops in eastern North Carolina, specifically wheat, are experiencing some damage. Wheat stripe rust has appeared in ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. A new race of the virulent cereal black stem rust disease ...

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 ...