So too, probably, will seed for another new strain, Rescue wheat, on which the destructive wheatstem sawfly (annual damage: $20,000,000) blunts its proboscis in vain.
MSU receives $500,000 to look for new genes for resistance to wheat stem sawflies BOZEMAN - Scientists discovered some 70 years ago that they could fight wheat stem sawfly by growing a new type of wheat. The wheat had a solid stem instead of a hollow one, making it harder for females to lay eggs and leaving less room for larvae to grow.
Oct. 15, 2013 - KXLF Butte