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  1. Fast-acting and devastating fungal disease
    Wheat blast is a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease that threatens food safety and security in tropical areas in South America and South Asia. Directly striking the wheat ear, wheat blast can shrivel and deform the grain in less than a week from the first symptoms, leaving farmers no time to act.

    What is wheat blast? - CIMMYT

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    Why is wheat blast a destructive disease?
    Wheat blast is particularly a destructive disease as the disease progression is very rapid, leaving the farmer very little time to take preventive measures. Weather conditions are very critical factors for the development of wheat blast.

    Wheat blast: a new threat to food security

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    What are the health benefits of wheat germ?

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    Wheat germ has high levels of vitamin E. It reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. It is great source of vegetable protein, along with fiber and healthy fats. It is also a good source of magnesium, zinc, thaiamin, folate, potassium and phosphorus. It even has antioxidant properties. It helps in boosting your immunity, improving your heart health, preventing cancer and it even has antiaging properties.
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    Is wheat blast a spike or a leaf disease?
    Although wheat blast can be both a spike and a leaf disease, poor correlation is observed between the two reactions (Cruz et al. 2012; Maciel et al. 2014 ), possibly indicating different resistance mechanisms.

    Wheat blast disease: danger on the move | Tropical Plant Pathology

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    What is the epidemiology of wheat blast?
    In case of wheat blast, the epidemiology of the disease, along with the growth stages of the crop and the pathogen inoculum, play a decisive role in disease development. Prolonged wet period and temperature between 18–25 0 C during flowering stage followed by a warm and humid weather has been reported to aggravate the disease (Kohli et al. 2011).

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    Can wheat blast cause widespread losses?
    The potential for wheat blast to cause widespread losses demands immediate action to understand and manage this explosive disease. The recent appearance of wheat blast in Bangladesh demonstrates the threat of global spread, which could occur via the movement of infected seed or grain.

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    What is wheat blast?
    Currently, wheat blast is considered as an explosive and significantly damaging disease of wheat worldwide. From its origin in Brazil in 1985, it has spread to many South American countries and then made intercontinental jumps to Bangladesh in South Asia and Zambia in Africa.

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  3. National Center for Biotechnology Information
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    Fact Sheet: Wheat Blast - National Institute of Food and …

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  6. Phytopathology Research
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    Wheat blast: a new threat to food security

    Sep 3, 2020 · The destructive wheat blast disease, caused by the fungus M. oryzae Triticum lineage, is a threat to wheat production in South America and Bangladesh. This review updated our understanding about the wheat blast …

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    Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum pathotype (wheat blast)

    Oct 11, 2016 · Wheat blast is a fungal disease of wheat which is caused by a host-specialized ascomycete Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum (MoT) pathotype (Anamorph Pyricularia oryzae Triticum). It was first discovered in Paraná state …

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  8. Nature
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    Production vulnerability to wheat blast disease under climate …

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  9. Springer
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    Insights into Wheat Blast: Its Epidemiology, Recent Advances and ...

  10. National Center for Biotechnology Information
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    Wheat blast: from its origins in South America to its emergence as …

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  11. Springer
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    Wheat blast disease: danger on the move | Tropical Plant Pathology

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  12. National Center for Biotechnology Information
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    Wheat blast: The last enemy of hunger fighters - PMC

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  13. Kansas State University
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    The Pathogen | About | Wheat Blast | Kansas State …

    May 27, 2018 · Wheat blast is caused by the plant pathogenic fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. At various times in scientific and trade publications, it has been identified by other names, including Magnaporthe grisea and Pyricularia …

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