The genetic variability of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) for twist rust susceptibility and the consequences for genetic improvement of the species were evaluated after artificial inoculation of ...

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 ...

The MILD, wet winter has raised concerns that yellow rust may be a problem in 2014, and not just in this country. UK scientists are part of a global effort to research the pathogen and reduce the ...

For more than 20 years, a large international group of researchers, including from Aarhus University, has worked purposefully to investigate a gene that protects wheat against yellow rust. Yellow rust ...

To counter the threat of wheat yellow rust, breeders have developed wheat variants that incorporate resistance genes (R-genes). Yr15 is an R-gene taken from wild emmer (Triticum dicoccoides) that ...