Tanzanian scientists trained to detect wheat blast quickly
⏮ BeforeWheat blast was a looming threat to Tanzanian wheat harvests.
✅ NowScientists across Tanzania have been trained to detect it rapidly using LAMP assays.
In short
- John Innes Centre researchers trained scientists from across Tanzania.
- The scientists learned loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays.
- The assays detect wheat blast, a fungal threat to wheat harvests, rapidly.
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Wheat blast is a fungal disease that threatens harvests. Faster detection gives scientists a chance to act before crops are lost. The source describes the training but does not report field results yet.
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John Innes Centre researchers have trained scientists from across Tanzania to use new loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays to rapidly detect wheat blast, a looming fungal threat to wheat harvests.
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