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    Source: http://www.irinnews.org/report/99877...s-food-experts

    Mutant wheat fungus alarms food experts

    JOHANNESBURG, 2 April 2014 (IRIN) - Outbreaks of a deadly fungal disease in wheat crops in Germany and Ethiopia in 2013 have had the scientific community buzzing over the threat posed to global food security.

    Wheat stem rust, also known as wheat black rust, is often referred to as the ?polio of agriculture?: The rapidly mutating fungal disease can travel thousands of kilometres and wipe out crops...
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