Wheat rust coninues to spread

摘要

Wfungal diseases thatcan cause crop losses of up to 100 percent, a family ofin untreated susceptible wheat's, is making further advances in Europe, Africa and Asia.Two new studies produced by scientists in collaboration with FAO, show the emergence of new races of both yellow rust and stem rust in various regions of the world in 2016-particularly in the Mediterranean. These reports were highlighted in the journal 'Nature', following their publication by Aarhus University and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT).