Stripe rust season is “generally over” for winter wheat, and has low potential to cause damage to spring wheat due to dry weather, USDA research plant pathologist Xianming Chen said. Fungicide ...

A “very cold” February dropped expected stripe rust levels from severe to low. Highly susceptible wheat varieties are now expected to only have an 18% yield loss due to stripe rust, down from a 41% ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Farmer Wynn Parkinson was inspecting his wheat field when he noticed an unusual yellow patch in the center of his field. “My first thought was to get in touch with ...

The lack of funding for stripe rust in wheat makes no economic sense, according to a report released at the 9th International Wheat Conference. Australian Professor Phil Pardey, a co-author of the ...

As wheat fields approach the boot growth stage in southeast Kansas and flag leaf stages in the north-central part of the state, stripe rust weighs on many growers’ minds. Stripe rust, a fungal disease ...

Climate change is expected to increase the spread and severity of rust diseases, further threatening food security. To combat stripe rust, greater investments in research and regional coordination are ...

image: Stripe rust is one of the most destructive wheat diseases in the world, especially in the United States. While the disease can be controlled by chemicals, those may be harmful to humans, ...

There are now numerous reports of stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. With the current cool and rainy weather conditions, the development of stripe rust in Colorado wheat ...

As the Oklahoma wheat crop matures and starts to head out, disease, insect and drought pressure are becoming evident. Meriem Aoun, Oklahoma State University small grains pathologist, said that in ...

Pests and diseases result in the loss of one-fifth of the global wheat harvest each year, which is enough to make around 290 billion loaves of bread. Resolving the persistent problem of the fungal ...

Wheat growers across the Pacific Northwest are staring down an unusually early, fast-moving outbreak of stripe rust, and the season is already looking like it could be rough for susceptible varieties.

Grain growers in South Australia are being urged to check their crops for the disease stripe rust, following the discovery of a case in the state's Lower North. Stripe rust appears as a yellow powdery ...