Researchers have identified stem rust resistance in the wild cereal plant Aegilops sharonensis and successfully transferred the resistance gene into bread wheat. Stem rust is a significant disease in ...

Stem rust is a significant disease in wheat crops around the world, with outbreaks expected to become more common under future scenarios of climate change. The reemergence of the disease over the past ...

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White pine blister rust, caused by the invasive fungus Cronartium ribicola, poses a longstanding threat to five-needle pine species across North America and Eurasia. Research into genetic resistance ...