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The fungal threat to global food security
Simon V Avery1, Ian Singleton2, Naresh Magan3
1University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Abstract:
Fungi threaten the security of food supply to human populations on several fronts. They destroy up to 30 % of crop products through disease and spoilage processes, while mycotoxin-producing fungi and opportunistic pathogens endanger food safety. Control of these fungi is vital for improving food security, but current measures are inadequate and further challenges due to human-population growth and climate change are escalating. Investment and innovation in research on strategies to control fungal growth, harnessed through international, inter-disciplinary collaboration across socio-economic boundaries, provides one key to rising to this challenge.
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