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Crop ProtectionGenome offers clue to functions of destructive wheat fungus 168823Genome offers clue to functions of destructive wheat fungus
The fungus Mycosphaerella graminicola, which causes septoria tritici blotch, a disease that greatly reduces yield and quality in wheat, is genetically built to evade detection before infecting its host, according to a study that mapped the genome of the fungus.
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