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Virulent wheat fungus invades South Africa

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Mutating and migrating stem rust pathogen could soon spread across the world.

Two new forms of a devastating wheat fungus, known as Ug99 stem rust, have shown up in South Africa, a study has found.

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Gilbert, N. Virulent wheat fungus invades South Africa. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.265

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