Around a decade ago, an invasive fungal disease called myrtle rust reached Australia and began to spread like a plague through certain plants. The disease affects plants of the Myrtaceae family, which ...

Some 70% of the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island has been closed to non-essential visitors in response to a recurrence of the plant disease myrtle rust. Myrtle rust, native to South America, was ...

ANGUS STEWART: This fungus is the latest unwanted import to our shores and it could have far-reaching and devastating consequences. I've come to the New South Wales Central Coast to find out about ...

Josh visits the beautiful Kings Park and Botanic Gardens to meet with horticulturists who have recently returned from the Kimberley collecting species threatened by a devastating plant pathogen.

Evans Lagudah receives funding from Durable Rust Resistance in Wheat Project managed by Cornell University, Grains Research and Development Corporation, Australia Sambasivam Periyannan does not work ...