wheat

Experts fear the fungal pathogen will spread to other African countries, threatening wheat production.

Microscopic analysis of charred, shapeless lumps from archaeological sites revealed ancient cereal grains that may have undergone malting to make beer.

The pandemic and accompanying lockdowns have meant missing growing seasons and losing out on key data. As restrictions are partially lifted, researchers are adjusting to the new normal.

A museum sample of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian crop plant yields genomic information that helps researchers track the plant’s domestication and migration.

The small molecule is effective in tomato and wheat in laboratory trials, but its scalability and applicability to real-world agriculture remains to be seen.

The unapproved crop is resistant to glyphosate in the weedkiller Roundup, but doesn’t seem to have entered the food supply.

It took an international group of researchers 13 years to crack the code and their efforts are already bearing fruit—one study has pinned down the genes responsible for wheat allergies and sensitivity.

The European Union says no thanks.

Agriculture faculty members allege funding from industry organizations is tied to their employment status.

A field trial of wheat genetically engineered to resist aphids fails to measure up to lab tests.

Unsure of the origins of a rogue crop found on an Oregon farm, the US Department of Agriculture is following up on a second issue related to genetically engineered wheat.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

Complex layers of science, policy, and public opinion surround the things we eat and drink.

Will the public swallow science’s best solution to one of the most dangerous wheat pathogens on the planet?

A sampling of some of the most devastating crop pathogens

See how a ruinous fungus that attacks wheat wreaks its damage.

The USDA is trying to figure out how genetically modified wheat got into an Oregon farmer’s field.

Two genes from wild relatives of wheat could save domestic wheat from fungal destruction.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes