Rye, on the other hand, has open cross-pollination of the florets, is highly susceptible to ergot infection and can be cross-pollinated by any rye crop that may be growing even up to a mile or more ...

Department of Chemical and Biological engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14201, Mongolia ...

While the mechanism involved is not fully understood, research has shown that ergot alkaloids can be found in grain previously considered unaffected or healthy, both above and below the infection ...

Ergolines-structurally related to alkaloids naturally found in ergot fungi-hold broad potential in areas ranging from neurological research and psychiatric applications to treatments for migraines ...