In the late 1980s, researchers identified a rare genetic mutation that leads to Alzheimer's disease, and yet drugs developed ...

A research team has identified two novel genetic mechanisms for disease resistance in wheat, offering promising strategies to ...

An ant, no longer in control of its body, crawls away from its colony, hangs perilously on a leaf, and waits to die as a fungus consumes its body, emerges from its head, and releases spores into ...

A plant pathologist says cool weather has helped mitigate disease pressure following recent rains. Michigan State University’s Marty Chilvers tells Brownfield,“We did find Stripe Rust, but not until ...

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot ...

In theory, modern varieties of wheat have the genetic wherewithal to produce yields of up to 20t/ha. No other cereal crop ...

This invader is eating through Colorado’s rivers, and it could wipe out native fish and plants if left unchecked.

Corteva Forcivo will feature three modes of action to address foliar diseases in corn, soybeans, wheat and other crops via ...

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, making false statements and visa fraud for allegedly bringing the fungus Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. Jian, 33 ...

Wheat production is threatened by a major fungal disease: yellow rust. Researchers at the University of Zurich have found ...

Federal prosecutors accuse the pair of smuggling the fungus Fusarium graminearum into the U.S. The fungus, prosecutors, said is a potential agroterrorism weapon. Jian works at a University of ...

What is Fusarium head blight? Fusarium graminearum causes a disease called Fusarium head blight that can wipe out cereal crops such as wheat, barley and maize and rice — it inflicts $1 billion ...