Birch rust spores, prevalent in autumn, were possibly associated with allergic airway symptoms including rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma in susceptible individuals. The study revealed that 76.9% ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Hurricane Dennis could bring some much-needed rain to moisture-deprived Indiana crops as he travels toward the United States. He also might carry some unwanted excess baggage on ...

Although Midwestern soybean growers have yet to experience the brunt of soybean rust, growers in the southern United States are very familiar with the disease. Every year, the fungus slowly moves ...

The weather conditions of 2025 were perfect for a southern rust outbreak across the Midwest, resulting in many growers having to make late-season decisions on disease management. Southern rust is a ...

As they queue to fill water jugs from a rusty communal tap, the women of Njoro can't help but gawk at the odd scene across the road. In a wheat field ringed by barbed wire, a dozen men wearing white ...

Plant diseases are a significant threat to our food security, and while rain provides fresh water to our crops, splashing drops may also contribute to the spread of plant disease. Raindrop impact is ...

Q: My wife and I have been noticing some form of yellow "dust" that is on grassy areas around our townhome area. When we get back from walking our dog, we notice this sediment on the soles of our ...

Scientists have established that a barley plant recognizes an invader and begins to marshal its defenses within five minutes of an attack. The discovery, along with the scientists' successful cloning ...

A trap found four "rust-like" spores in Illinois, the nation's biggest soyabean producing state, but the sample is too small to confirm if it is the highly contagious soyabean rust disease, the US ...

ABSTRACT Asian soybean rust, caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, an airborne fungal pathogen, is an annual threat to U.S. soybean production. The disease is spread during the growing season by fungal ...

If you are unfamiliar with coffee rust, some rather unappealing images may come to mind. And indeed, coffee rust is a formidable problem for coffee lovers and growers everywhere. Coffee rust, or ...