Wheat blast in Bangladesh (IMAGE) John Innes Centre Caption Devastated blast affected wheat field of farmer Hafizur Rahman of Village Bismillanagar of Shailkupa Upazilla in the district of Jhenaidah. About 75% yield loss has occurred in his wheat field due the blast disease. Credit Prof. Tofazzal Islam Department of Biotechnology, BSMRAU, Bangladesh Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.