Plants are unable to maintain a high level of resistance to infection 24/7
Team looked at the differences between precision cold protection and uniform cold protection
Findings have implications for a wide array of crops, especially for staples grown in the developing world
Multi-state team of scientists with a track record of battling pests gets $1 million from USFA
Among the most damaging diseases that affect wheat crops across the world are rusts
Wheat researchers have completed the first study of a chromosome in a tertiary gene pool
Lab originally built for students in 1963 will be transformed into a 21st century learning environment
Researchers say diverse agroecosystems are more resilient to variable weather from climate change
Findings deal with plant height but will likely be applicable to other economically important traits, such as crop yield
Research on the affect carbon dioxide has on secondary plant compounds is limited
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