Stem rust-resistant wheat landraces identified
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have identified a number of stem rust-resistant wheat varieties and are retesting them to verify their resistance.
Biotechnology
Oct 24, 2011
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Scab resistance in durum wheat
Durum wheat is a valuable cereal crop widely used for human consumption in the United States, Canada, and several European countries. Scab or Fusarium head blight is one of the crop's most serious diseases, reducing its grain ...
Biotechnology
Sep 16, 2011
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Nitrogen guidelines for cereal forages
Cereal grains such as wheat and barley are viable alternative hay crops and can provide valuable grazing opportunities. Due to drought resistance, good yields and ability to break pest cycles of perennial crops, annual forages ...
Environment
Jun 24, 2011
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Salivating over wheat plants may net Hessian flies big meal or death
The interaction between a Hessian fly's saliva and the wheat plant it is attacking may be the key to whether the pest eats like a king or dies like a starving pauper, according to a study done at Purdue University.
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2011
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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.
Ecology
Jun 10, 2011
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International scientists warn of growing threat of wheat rust epidemics worldwide
Researchers meeting at a scientific conference in Aleppo this week reported that aggressive new strains of wheat rust diseases – called stem rust and stripe rust – have decimated up to 40% of farmers' wheat fields ...
Other
Apr 20, 2011
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Wheat resistance genes failing, new approach needed to stop flies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of the genes that allow wheat to ward off Hessian flies are no longer effective in the southeastern United States, and care should be taken to ensure that resistance genes that so far haven't been utilized ...
Biotechnology
Jan 24, 2011
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Research identifies wheat streak resistance gene
A microscopic look into the genes of a Colorado wheat variety has allowed Texas AgriLife Research scientists to identify a wheat streak mosaic virus-resistance gene.
Biotechnology
Aug 23, 2010
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Resistant wheat rebuilds cell walls when attacked by Hessian flies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat plants found to be resistant to Hessian fly larvae may be calling in reinforcements to build up rigid defenses.
Biotechnology
May 19, 2010
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Resistant wheat goes for the gut to protect against Hessian flies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Resistant wheat plants stave off attacks by Hessian fly larvae by essentially destroying the fly's midgut and its ability to absorb nutrients, according to a study by Purdue University and the U.S. Department ...
Biotechnology
Feb 8, 2010
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