Sister strain of virulent Ug99 wheat stem rust found in Kenya

Wheat growers in Kenya are battling a variant of the Ug99 rust fungus, which chokes nutrients in the wheat stem and prevents wheat kernels from forming properly. The plant disease can cause severe losses. “Ug99 has so far been detected in Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen and… » Read More

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