Archive for June 29th, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a grant of $26.8 million to fight an increasingly worrisome threat to the world’s wheat harvest. The Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat project was founded to bring diverse resources to combat an emerging strain of Puccinia graminis (Basidiomycota) commonly called wheat stem rust. This new strain is [...]
Tags: phytopathology, wheat rust
One of the (maybe even THE) most attractive and nicely done mushroom blogs out there is the Cornell Mushroom Blog. It’s done up right by Kathie Hodge and friends. Do not be alarmed by what appears to be a red-suited demon favicon on your browsers address bar. Marvelously illustrated and replete with thoughtful (witty even) [...]
Tags: Cornell, mycology websites
