It’s a saving worth celebrating, with the first wheat rust strain in Australia identified 100 years ago. A centenary celebration was held by the University of Sydney yesterday to mark the importance ...

In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing ...

Researchers have found the stripe rust fungus in research fields on the Palouse, and encourage farmers to apply fungicide if they’ve planted or plan to plant susceptible to moderately susceptible ...

Wheat rust, a fungus that affects different parts of wheat, threatens to destroy over 20% of wheat yield every year, mainly in Africa and Asia. Efforts to control the fungus often come down to an ...

The UK's wheat is under threat from a newly identified strain of the yellow rust pathogen, prompting an urgent mobilization of research institutes to protect harvests. The new strain, identified in ...

Climate change is expected to increase the spread and severity of rust diseases, further threatening food security. To combat stripe rust, greater investments in research and regional coordination are ...