Two Chinese nationals were arrested after agents found samples of a fungus in the luggage of one of them that is classified as a potential “agro-terrorism” weapon due to the damage it can cause in ...

A parliamentary committee has summoned ministries and agencies dealing with agriculture for an urgent meeting to discuss a disease that has ravaged maize crop in South Rift region. Naivasha MP John ...

The two Chinese citizens are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, false statements and visa fraud in U.S. District Court in Detroit. Federal officials say the noxious fungus causes "head blight," a ...

DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers for a Chinese scientist charged with conspiring to nurse a toxic fungus at a University of Michigan lab already are in talks to try to resolve the case, according to a court ...

Late wilt disease, caused by the soil‐ and seed‐borne fungus Magnaporthiopsis maydis, presents a formidable challenge for maize production in diverse regions worldwide. The pathogen infects maize ...