<em>Septoria tritici</em> Blotch in Wheat (IMAGE)

Rothamsted Research

<em>Septoria tritici</em> Blotch in Wheat

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Around 70 percent of the fungicides used on wheat in Europe are aimed at controlling the fungal pathogen that causes Septoria leaf blotch, which can cut yields by up to 50 percent in humid and temperate areas.

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Rothamsted Research

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