date:Sep 09, 2013
educing plant growth and crop yields. The disease can destroy up to 70-100 percent of the yield of wheat crop if not prevented.
Improving food security in developing countries through the use of nuclear techniques is an important priority of the IAEA, said IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano. I am pleased that we have been able to make an important contribution to fighting wheat stem rust.
Wheat rusts, particularly the Ug99 strain, are a major threat to food security because rust epidemics can