Agricultural scientists turn to a wild oat to combat crown rust

Monday, February 8, 2010 - 20:21 in Mathematics & Economics

Scientists are tapping into the DNA of a wild oat, considered by some to be a noxious weed, to see if it can help combat crown rust, the most damaging fungal disease of oats worldwide.

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