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The fungal threat to global food security
  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.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    03 April 2019

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Elsevier BV

  • DOI:

    10.1016/j.funbio.2019.03.006

  • Cross Ref:

    S1878614619300388

  • ISSN:

    1878-6146

  • Funders:

    Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo; British Council

Citation

Avery, S. V., Singleton, I., Magan, N., & Goldman, G. H. (2019). The fungal threat to global food security. Fungal Biology, 123(8), 555-557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2019.03.006

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Keywords

Plant Science; Genetics; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Infectious Diseases

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