Super wheat may resist ancient rust plague that is threatening crops worldwide | Mail Online: "Scientists say they're close to producing 'super varieties' of wheat that will resist a virulent fungus which leaves behind fields of withered black stems.
They added that the new crop could boost yields by up to 15 per cent while averting the deadly threat to the world's food supply.
Researchers from the Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat project at Cornell University have developed wheat in Mexico that shows resistance to all three kinds of wheat rust."
Friday, June 10, 2011
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