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A deadly airborne fungus could devastate wheat harvests in significant regions of central Asia and Africa, the Guardian reported, citing leading crop scientists. Because the disease specifically targets resistance genes in wheat, they said, 80% to 90% of all varieties grown in developing countries are susceptible to the fungus.https://dialogue.earth/content/uploads/2024/04/Dialogue-Earth-logo_Thumbnail.png1200675