A recent study looking at the molecular foundation of myrtle rust reveals how the pathogen breaks into a host plant and how the host plant responds. This insight will inform the design of useful tools ...

AMES, Iowa -- Organic soybean growers are concerned about the prospect of Asian soybean rust showing up in Iowa in 2005, says Kathleen Delate, who heads the organic agriculture program at Iowa State ...

WATERLOO, Iowa -- The discovery of Asian soybean rust in the United States Nov. 10 wasn't unexpected, although farmers had hoped it might be a few years before the disease was found. Researchers and ...

Researchers have identified stem rust resistance in the wild cereal plant Aegilops sharonensis and successfully transferred the resistance gene into bread wheat. Stem rust is a significant disease in ...

Soybean rust, caused principally by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, poses a major threat to global soybean production owing to its rapid epidemic potential and capacity for severe yield losses.

Question. All of a sudden, our plumeria has developed yellow leaves with an orange coating on their backsides. What should I do to control the decline? Answer. Many of our favorite flowering plants ...