Agricultural Research Service: Virus Undercuts Fungus's Attacks On Wheat
November 29, 2022
November 29, 2022
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news:
A naturally occurring virus co-discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists may offer a way to undermine a costly fungal threat to wheat, barley and other small-grain crops.
The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, is the chief culprit behind a disease called Fusarium head blight, or "scab." Unchecked with fungicides . . .
A naturally occurring virus co-discovered by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists may offer a way to undermine a costly fungal threat to wheat, barley and other small-grain crops.
The fungus, Fusarium graminearum, is the chief culprit behind a disease called Fusarium head blight, or "scab." Unchecked with fungicides . . .