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70-Year-Old Coffee-Killing Fungus Brought Back to Life by Scientists – Here’s Why – SciTechDaily
Researchers have re-animated specimens of a fungus that causes coffee wilt to discover how the disease evolved and how its spread can be prevented. Coffee Wilt…
Spores of the fungus that causes Coffee Wilt Disease. Credit: CABI
Researchers have re-animated specimens of a fungus that causes coffee wilt to discover how the disease evolved and how its spread can be prevented.
Coffee Wilt Disease is caused by a fungus that has led to devastating outbreaks since the 1920s in sub-Saharan Africa, and currently affects two of Africa’s most popular coffee varieties: Arabica and Robusta.
“If we can understand how new types of diseases evolve, we can give growers…
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