Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melaleuca infected with myrtle rust. Louise Shuey Around a decade ago, an invasive fungal disease called myrtle rust reached ...

University of Queensland's Dr Lee Hickey led a team that has discovered the gene Rph20 provides resistance to leaf rust in some barley plants. Leaf rust is a fungal disease that could destroy almost a ...

Led by Robert Park, director of the Australian Cereal Rust Research Control Program at the university, a team of scientists uses pathology, genetics and pre-breeding to develop breeds of wheat, oats ...