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Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa

Wheat blast is a serious threat to wheat production and can lead to yield losses of up to 100 percent.

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Pawan Kumar Singh, head, wheat pathology, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) says that the fast-acting and devastating fungal disease known as wheat blast was first spotted in Africa in the Zambian rainfed wheat production system in the 2017-2018 crop cycle.

Read more here: https://www.scidev.net/sub-saharan-africa/agriculture/news/wheat-disease-common-to-asia-jumps-to-africa.html