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Article: Hessian Fly-Resistant Wheat Germplasm Available.

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February 11, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-11 February 2005-US ARS: Hessian Fly-Resistant Wheat Germplasm Available(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Three new spring wheat germplasm lines are now available for breeding commercial wheat varieties resistant to the Hessian fly, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report.

According to ARS geneticist Steven Xu, who is accepting seed requests, resistance in wheat is critical to stopping the fly, during its maggot stage, from feeding inside the plant, causing stems to buckle or stunting growth.

American farmers have been battling the 1/8-inch-long, mosquitolike fly (Mayetiola destructor) since ...

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