Call for action on wheat blast threat in South Asia Written on May 29, 2018. New study shows that blast outbreaks in one year could cost the region as much as $350 million. Continue reading
Wheat blast screening and surveillance training in Bangladesh Written on May 11, 2018. Researchers train as part of global response to the threat of wheat blast. Continue reading
First blast resistant, biofortified wheat variety released in Bangladesh Written on October 30, 2017. Bangladesh releases a new wheat variety resistant to the disease called “wheat blast,” which struck the country's farmers for the first time in 2016. Continue reading
International experts train scientists to fight deadly wheat disease in South Asia Written on February 24, 2017. The aim is for scientists and farmers in Bangladesh and neighboring countries to recognize and respond to outbreaks of wheat blast, which attacked wheat in South Asia for the first... Continue reading