Native farmers were hostile towards the wheat programme because of serious crop losses from 1939 to 1941 due to stemrust.
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 wheatstem maggot, the aims ofwheat 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 ofstemrust organism that has the power to destroy most of the wheat varieties being grown around the world."