Tilletia laevis is a plant pathogen that causes bunt on wheat.

It was used as a biological weapon by Iraq against Iran during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s.[1]

References

  1. ^ Suffert, Frédéric; Latxague, Émilie; Sache, Ivan (11 March 2009). "Plant pathogens as agroterrorist weapons: assessment of the threat for European agriculture and forestry". Food Security. 1 (2). Springer Netherlands: 221–232. doi:10.1007/s12571-009-0014-2. S2CID 23830595.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilletia_laevis
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