A global surveillance system for crop diseases: global preparedness minimizes the risk to food supplies

To satisfy a growing demand for food, global agricultural production must increase by 70% by 2050. However, pests and crop diseases put global food supplies at risk. Worldwide, yield losses caused by pests and diseases are estimated to average 21.5% in wheat, 30.0% in rice, 22.6% in maize, 17.2% in...

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Main Authors:	Carvajal-Yepes, Mónica, Cardwell, K., Nelson, A., Garrett, K. A., Giovani, B., Saunders, Diane G.O., Kamoun, S., Legg, James P., Verdier, Valerie M., Lessel, J., Neher, R. A., Day, R., Pardey, Philip G., Gullino, Maria Lodovica, Records, Angela R., Bextine, B., Leach, Jan E., Staiger Rivas, Simone, Tohme, Joseph M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
Subjects:	plant diseases crops enfermedades de las plantas plant protection protección de las plantas food supply suministro de alimentos food security agricultural production diseases food safety
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102088