Native farmers were hostile towards the wheat programme because of serious crop losses from 1939 to 1941 due to stem rust.

当地的农民对小麦计划怀有敌意，因为1939年至1941年间小麦由于茎锈病而严重减产。

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Therefore, besides the resistance to the wheat stem maggot, the aims of wheat breeding include also the requirements of resistance or tolerance to alkaline soils and rust diseases.

因此，选育新品种的目标除高产及抗麦秆蝇外，还要求能耐盐碱和抗锈。

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NORMAN BORLAUG: "This is a new strain of stem rust organism that has the power to destroy most of the wheat varieties being grown around the world."

诺曼·博洛格：“这是一种新型的小麦茎锈病有机体，它可以毁灭世界上种植的大多数小麦品种。”

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"This is a new strain of stem rust organism that has the power to destroy most of the wheat varieties being grown around the world."

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

We have a big job on our hands,". Borlaug expressed concern about a new variety of wheat stem rust attacking wheat plants in Africa and advocated greater coordination of researchers around the world to stop its spread.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13