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Novel wheat hybrids increase resistance to major fungal disease by up to 70%

Novel wheat hybrids increase resistance to major fungal disease by up to 70%
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A new experimental study has identified a novel genetic locus in a common agricultural weed, Elymus repens, that provides significant resistance to the destructive fungal disease Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) and has now been successfully transferred into wheat to produce FHB resistant hybrids.

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