CSIRO make a breakthrough to boost disease resistance in crops

March 5th, 2024

Food Magazine Australia, Other, 04/03/2024, Georgia Willey
Scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have achieved a breakthrough in molecular plant pathology, marking a technological leap forward for breeding durable disease-resistant crops. […] CSIRO scientists have developed a novel rapid gene-screening platform which can identify new avirulence (Avr) effector genes in plant pathogens, building on decades of CSIRO research in synthetic biology, genetics and molecular plant pathology.

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