During the last decade, scientists have given increasingly frequent warnings about global
warming, linking it to mycotoxin-producing moulds in various geographical regions across …

The tropics contain the overwhelming majority of Earth's biodiversity: their terrestrial,
freshwater and marine ecosystems hold more than three-quarters of all species, including …

Crop pathogens and pests reduce the yield and quality of agricultural production. They
cause substantial economic losses and reduce food security at household, national and …

Understanding the present and future distribution of soil-borne plant pathogens is critical to
supporting food and fibre production in a warmer world. Using data from a global field …

The current food system (production, transport, processing, packaging, storage, retail,
consumption, loss and waste) feeds the great majority of world population and supports the …

Global food security is strongly determined by crop production. Climate change-induced
losses to production can occur directly or indirectly, including via the distributions and …

Plant diseases cause losses of approximately 16% globally. Thus, management measures
must be implemented to mitigate losses and guarantee food production. In addition to …

Our ability to predict the spread of alien species is largely based on knowledge of previous
invasion dynamics of individual species. However, in view of the large and growing number …

The atmosphere connects habitats across multiple spatial scales via airborne dispersal of
microbial cells, propagules and biomolecules. Atmospheric microorganisms have been …

Increasing agricultural productivity is critical to feed the ever-growing human population.
Being linked intimately to plant health, growth and productivity, harnessing the plant …