Friday, 20 March 2009

Airborne fungi poses risk to crops in developing world

Ug99, first discovered in Uganda in 1999,hence the name.
Its spores can be carried by the wind for hundred of miles, and can infect crops in only a few hours.

It has reached Iran.

It is estimated 80-90% of all wheat types grown in developing world are suspectible to this fungi.

resistant wheat varieties will hopefully be made avaible.

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