Wheat, the most important food crop, is threatened by a blast disease pandemic. Now a new study, conducted by an international team of researchers collaborating across five continents, proves the origin of the wheat blast pandemics, and shows that it’s one lineage in particular that is wreaking havoc. The genome analyses also provide valuable information for future disease management strategies for this particular clonal lineage of wheat blast.
The next big pandemic could leave billions hungry. According to a study, an unprecedented spread of a fungus is threatening wheat, the most-consumed grain in the world. The blast disease is affecting production in Bangladesh and it could spread to India and China, the biggest exporters of wheat