Stripe rust phenotypes on the resistant parent, William Som (PI 184597), and the susceptible parent, Avocet S, observed in the nursery at Mount Vernon, WA, in 2023.

Helping Wheat Farmers Dust Off the Rust

ARS researchers are developing new lines of wheat that will greatly benefit crop farmers. Stripe rust is a fungal disease that causes yield losses up to 100% in wheat at the field level (where a single variety is grown) and up to 25% across wheat fields in certain states. It's one of the biggest issues facing wheat farmers. 

ARS scientists in Pullman, WA, have been developing new lines of wheat that are resistant to stripe rust. Learn more...

The Agricultural Research Service is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. Daily, ARS focuses on solutions to agricultural problems affecting America. Each dollar invested in agricultural research results in $20 of economic impact.