Maize Plant affected by Fungi |
Scientists has called for new
solutions in order to prevent the proliferation of existing and emerging
plants' and animals' fungal infections, a bid to prevent further loss of
biodiversity, ScienceDaily reports.
NaijaAgroNet gathered that the call was made
following a data reviewed by scientists that revealed that emerging fungus is
behind the problem where infectious disease causes extinction of a type of
animal or plants.
The scientists who are from
University of Oxford, Imperial College London and institutions in the United
States affirmed that about 125milllion tones of the top five food crops - rice,
wheat, maize, potatoes and soybeans - are being loss yearly, the loss they say
could have been used to feed those in need if prevented.
NaijaAgroNet further gathered that the damage caused by
fungi to rice, wheat and maize alone costs global agriculture $60 million,
about N9.44 billion yearly. Read moreAdmin/LS
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