Soybean rust, caused principally by the fungus Phakopsora pachyrhizi, poses a major threat to global soybean production owing to its rapid epidemic potential and capacity for severe yield losses.

Southern corn rust, caused by the obligate biotrophic fungus Puccinia polysora, poses a serious threat to maize (Zea mays) production worldwide. Genetic resistance offers a sustainable means of ...

For more than 20 years, a large international group of researchers, including from Aarhus University, has worked purposefully to investigate a gene that protects wheat against yellow rust. Yellow rust ...