Barring an intervention by the Trump administration, the wheat will likely rot at the port or be pillaged. The uncertain fate of this particular wheat carrier – which was described to CNN by two ...

“Diplodia ear rot is favored by cool, wet weather during grain fill. Infection occurs through the silks and/or ear shank, or via the base of the husks of the ear,” says Robertson. Check this ...

While rot can look ugly and discolored, sometimes it presents as a soft "punky" area -- often at the bottom of legs or end grain. Use a small screwdriver to test areas that you suspect of rot.

Tests of field pea varieties this past summer in plot trials suggest some commercial varieties have more genetic resistance to root rot than others — not a huge amount of additional resistance, but in ...