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Source: Plant Disease [summ., edited] https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-02-21-0404-PDN

[Ref: Nazari K, et al.: First Report of Ug99 Race TTKTT of Wheat Stem Rust (_Puccinia graminis_ f. sp. _tritici_) in …

• Spread of ‘black rust’ through Yemen a risk for wheat crops in Africa, Asia, Europe
• North African country is key to tracking, containing strains of the fungus
• FAO and local authorities intensify control with coordination, training …

EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc--gdm111617.php

Gene can help fend off devastating strain of stem rust

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS University of California, Davis, researchers have identified a gene that enables …