In a race to prevent and control rust disease epidemics, scientists have positioned themselves to better understand how rust fungi infect crops and evolve virulence. After using the latest genome ...

This release is available in Spanish. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are tapping into the DNA of a wild oat, considered by some to be a noxious weed, to see if it can help combat crown ...

The global significance of oat as a cereal crop is accompanied by an urgent need to safeguard yield and quality against destructive fungal diseases such as crown rust and powdery mildew. Recent ...