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The fungal threat to global food security

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 123; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.funbio.2019.03.006

1878-6162

Simon V. Avery, Ian Singleton, Naresh Magan, Gustavo Goldman,

Plant and soil sciences

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.