An end to rust, war on willows, protecting the potato and more – Friday at the International Botanical Congress
- An end to rust?
- iPhones talking to the trees
- Protecting the potato
- War on willows
Australia’s wheat crop looks to have been saved from a devastating infestation of rust—for now.
In 1999 a new strain of stem rust, a devastating fungal disease of wheat, emerged in Uganda. It has now spread to north to Yemen and Iran, and south to South Africa. Rust transport from South Africa to Australia by wind has been documented in the past. Read More about Saving the world’s wheat from rusting