Rust resistance Researchers have identified two genes in ancient varieties of wheat that could combat a disease threatening one of the world's major food crops. Since 1999, a fungal rust known as Ug99 ...

In 2013, farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia began to notice something unsettling: a familiar variety of wheat was failing in an unfamiliar way. Stems weakened, plants collapsed, and fields that had ...

A scientist helps save Crater Lake’s whitebark pine trees from an invasive fungus. In 2002, “Oregon Field Guide” told the story of how an invasive fungus called blister rust was killing Crater Lake's ...