News Headline

An Achilles' heel for wheat rust infection

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-02-11

Researchers have found a gene in wheat that acts to promote rust fungal infection. Disrupting the function of this gene provides resistance to two of the most economically damaging diseases of wheat worldwide—yellow and stem rust.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2021-02-achilles-heel-wheat-rust-infection.html