News tagged with rust fungus

Mutant fungus threatens global wheat supply: scientists

Scientists have identified four new strains of a wheat-killing fungus that could endanger the global food supply, according to research presented Wednesday ahead of a conference in Russia.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Ancient wheat plague threatens world crops anew

Diseases that ravage wheat fields are as old as time itself. The ancient Romans even had a legend to explain the terrible plagues.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Formidable fungal force counters biofuel plant pathogens

Fungi play significant ecological and economic roles. They can break down organic matter, cause devastating agricultural blights, enter into symbiotic relationships to protect and nourish plants, or offer ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists: 'Super' wheat to boost food security

(AP) -- Scientists say they're close to producing new "super varieties" of wheat that will resist a virulent fungus while boosting yields up to 15 percent, potentially easing a deadly threat to the world's food supply.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Bright New Dry Bean for Salads and Other Foods

(PhysOrg.com) -- Crimson, a new cranberry dry bean cultivar, is now available for production in the form of foundation seed that could give rise to a new bumper crop of the colorful legume for 2010.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0