head blight
- n a blight of the heads of cereals
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- Preventing Head Blight in Barley, Wheat: Biochemical Pathways Hold Key to Resistance
Despite major research funding--including the U.S. Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative, scientists' have had only limited success in controlling fusarium head blight , a fungal disease that not only dramatically shrinks yields but produces toxins that make the grain dangerous for human or animal consumption. Using advanced genetic and molecular technologies, biologist Yen has begun tracing the ...
March 19, 2014 - Newswise