How Canadian researchers are trying to win the battle against a stubborn wheat disease

Of the myriad diseases that threaten wheat, Canada's largest field crop, there is one that consistently wipes out five to 10 per cent of the country’s crop each year, amounting to millions of dollars in losses.

How Canadian researchers are trying to win the battle against a stubborn wheat disease
A woman bends down in a field.

Of the myriad diseases that threaten wheat, Canada's largest field crop, there is one that consistently wipes out five to 10 per cent of the country’s crop each year, amounting to millions of dollars in losses.