TTTTF, Cocoa Pod Borer, Potato Blight, Banana Fungus, Coffee Leaf Rust
Existence of TTTTF, a kind of stem rust—named for the characteristic brownish stain it lays down as it destroys wheat leaves and stems—damaged tens of thousands hectares of crops in Sicily. Tests suggests that the pathogen can infect dozens of laboratory-grown strains of wheat, including hardy varieties that are usually highly resistant to crop disease. […]