As the world’s population continues to grow, so does its appetite for cereal grains, which include such dietary staples as wheat. This growing demand has driven agricultural scientists to develop ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 13, 2011 (ENS) – New and virulent forms of a fungus called stem rust that attacks wheat are spreading quickly across the world, borne by wind beyond the handful of countries ...

Malnutrition and food insecurity are major problems in Pakistan, particularly for women and children. Extreme flooding and other climatic changes have made the situation worse. According to economists ...

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

Example of wheat rust. Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro. Scientists say they are making promising strides in their race against Ug99, a stem rust disease that, left unchecked, could wipe out 80 percent of ...

The spores arrived from Kenya on dried, infected leaves ensconced in layers of envelopes. Working inside a bio-secure greenhouse outfitted with motion detectors and surveillance cameras, government ...

Stripe rust season is “generally over” for winter wheat, and has low potential to cause damage to spring wheat due to dry weather, USDA research plant pathologist Xianming Chen said. Fungicide ...

Aggressive new strains of wheat rust diseases -- called stem rust and stripe rust -- have decimated up to 40 percent of farmers' wheat fields in recent harvests in North Africa, the Middle East, ...