Research on stem rust of OAT and bacterial leaf streak of wheat

The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $175,000 cooperative agreement award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support to conduct research on stem rust of oat and bacterial leaf streak of wheat from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. This award falls under the Agricultural Research Service's Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001), which supports making agricultural research discoveries and providing scientific and technical information. Through this funding, the University of Minnesota will perform applied research to study stem rust, a fungal disease affecting oats, and bacterial leaf streak, a bacterial disease impacting wheat. The research aims to evaluate methods for controlling these diseases impacting cereal crops. As a land-grant university, the Regents of the University of Minnesota will leverage its agricultural research expertise to deliver scientific findings supporting the program's goals.