He and his team were studying the ability of wheat plants to expel spores of a common pathogen, the wheat rust fungus, from their leaves via this unusual mechanism.

他和团队正在研究小麦植株通过这种不同寻常的机制，将常见病菌小麦锈菌从叶片上排出的能力。

This fast-track domestication could help make the world's food supply healthier and far more resistant to diseases, such as the rust fungus devastating wheat crops.

这种快速驯化可以帮助使世界粮食供应更健康， 更能抵抗疾病，例如破坏小麦作物的锈病真菌。