Scientists find genes to protect wheat from rust

Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 14:56 in Biology & Nature

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have pinpointed two genes that protect wheat against devastating fungal diseases found worldwide, potentially paving the way to hardier wheat strains, international researchers reported on Thursday.

Read the whole article on Reuters:Science

More from Reuters:Science

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net