Cereals have natural resistance to pathogenic fungi, but powdery mildew, for example, can overcome this resistance. A team at the University of Zurich has now discovered a new mechanism that enables ...

Powdery Mildew (PM) is a fungal leaf disease caused by Blumeria graminis , which can reduce grain yield and quality in cereal crops. B. graminis species can be subdivided into Formae specialis groups ...

The worldwide distribution of one of the most important cereal pathogens is the result of human activity. Researchers have traced the history and spread of wheat powdery mildew along wheat trade ...

The intensification of global wheat production has been accompanied by a pressing need to mitigate the impacts of powdery mildew, a foliar disease caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici. Recent ...

Cereals are among the most important staple foods. Wheat alone provides around 20 percent of the global supply of protein and calories. However, its production is threatened by plant diseases, such as ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. - Moderate levels of some wheat leaf diseases are developing in South Dakota due to the rains the state has received this spring. "The most notable diseases are powdery mildew, stripe ...

• Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (B.g. tritici) is the causal agent of the wheat powdery mildew disease. The highly fragmented B.g. tritici genome available so far has prevented a systematic ...

Wheat is one of the world’s most important staple foods – its significance for global food security was recently thrown into focus by the loss of grain exports from Ukraine due to the war. A more ...

Cereals have natural resistance genes that can protect them from disease-causing fungi. However, certain fungi, such as powdery mildew, are known to be able to overcome such resistance. A team at the ...