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Rice blast is a serious fungal disease of rice (Oryza sativa L.) that is threatening global food
security. It has been extensively studied due to the importance of rice production and …

Wheat productivity is threatened by global climate change. In several parts of NW Europe it
will get warmer and dryer during the main crop growing period. The resulting likely lower …

In the pursuit of higher food production and economic growth and increasing population, we
have often jeopardized natural resources such as soil, water, vegetation, and biodiversity at …

Global food production must increase by 50% to meet the projected demand of the world's
population by 2050. Meeting this difficult challenge will be made even harder if climate …

The effects of climate change on plant pathogens and the diseases they cause have been
examined in some pathosystems. Predicted climatic changes are expected to affect …

There has been a remarkable scientific output on the topic of how climate change is likely to
affect plant diseases. This overview addresses the need for review of this burgeoning …

From 1988 to July 2019 more than 100 review articles were published, including opinion
papers and book chapters, that focused on potential climate change effects on plant …

Global food security is a worldwide concern. Food insecurity is a significant threat to poverty
and hunger eradication goals. Agriculture is one of the focal points in the global policy …

Accelerated climate change affects components of complex biological interactions
differentially, often causing changes that are difficult to predict. Crop yield and quality are …