USDA-ARS Scientists and Colleagues Find a New Tool to Combat Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat

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Apr 13, 2020, 10:15 am340 pts
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues have discovered a gene that can be used to develop varieties of wheat that will be more resistant to Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), a disease that is a major threat both overseas and to the nation's $10 billion annual wheat crop.

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