Two Chinese researchers are accused of trying to smuggle in the fungus, which causes Fusarium head blight that can wipe out ...

The biological pathogen federal authorities accuse two Chinese nationals of smuggling into the U.S. was not likely an act of ...

Agro-terrorism, using harmful agents to disrupt agriculture, has surged amid US-China tensions. Fusarium graminearum, a toxic ...

Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S.

The noxious fungus is known to cause "head blight," a disease that impacts barley, rice, wheat and maize and causes economic ...

Two Chinese researchers were charged with smuggling a fungus classified “as a potential agroterrorism weapon” that could ...

The TR4 fungus (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4) is one of several genotypes that cause Fusarium wilt, or Panama disease. It can be swiftly identified by using molecular ...

(2019) estimated that 21.5% of current yield losses are due to pests and diseases. Of the 31 pest and pathogens reported in wheat, fungal diseases as leaf rust, Fusarium head blight, Septoria leaf ...

Caused by the fungus Fusarium graminearum, the disease inflicts yield losses of more than 1 billion dollars annually in wheat and barley. The disease also produces mycotoxins that can contaminate ...

Wildlife experts says another mild winter will mean a big boost in the suburban coyote population. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) tracks suburban coyotes to keep tabs on them ...

These spinach growers have long faced a devastating soil-borne disease: Fusarium wilt. The fungus enters through the spinach roots and blocks their ability to take in water, often wiping out ...