Science Can Save Crops, Forests And Endangered Animals By Doing This One Thing
Saturday, May 26, 2012 - 16:10
in Biology & Nature
More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world's five most important crops - rice, wheat, maize, potatoes and soybeansRecent data further suggests that in 70% of cases where infectious disease causes the extinction of a type of animal or plant, an emerging species of fungus is behind the problem. read more
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