Wheat harvest has begun in Southern Indiana. Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is one of the most important diseases of wheat and most challenging to prevent. In addition, FHB infection can cause the ...

After praying for the moisture to carry the High Plains wheat crop through to an abundant harvest, some have received more rainfall than they bargained for, leading to a significant risk of fusarium ...

A new project is using advanced object recognition technology to keep toxin-contaminated wheat kernels out of the food supply and to help researchers make wheat more resistant to fusarium head blight, ...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive disease of wheat that can reduce grain yields and contaminate grain with toxins harmful to humans and livestock. The disease threatens wheat production ...

Fusarium ear and kernel rot is primarily a problem in drought-stricken areas with high humidity. "Farmers in parts of North Carolina, California and other coastal areas have been forced to take a loss ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wheat infected by *_Fusarium_*, a toxic fungus, has kernels that appear white with orange at the base. Klaus-Dietmar ...

Discovery that a specific gene is integral to both fungal invasion of corn and development of a potentially deadly toxin in the kernels may lead to ways to control the pathogen and the poison. Purdue ...