The Rust that Kills Breakfast (148)

Romans used Red Dog sacrifices but could not stop it. Decades ago Science slowed the red fungi with new strains of cereal crops. Food security is back in the headlines and the battle is not over according to Professor Robert Park. Winds continue to spread deadly spores that kill the wheat crops we rely on.
robert.park@sydney.edu.au

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The Rust that Kills Breakfast (148)

Aug 25, 2019

Romans
used Red Dog sacrifices but could not stop it. Decades ago Science
slowed the red fungi with new strains of cereal crops. Food
security is back in the headlines and the battle is not over
according to Professor Robert Park. Winds continue to spread deadly
spores that kill the wheat crops we rely on.

robert.park@sydney.edu.au

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