Phys.Org

by Sophie Fessl, Gregor Mendel Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenbiologie (GMI) Viruses are a threat to all organisms, including plants. A small group of plant stem cells, however, successfully defends itself from infection.

Marco Incarbone, now …

Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-023-01507-9

• Han-Guang Wen, 
• Jian-Hua Zhao, 
• Bo-Sen Zhang, 
• Feng Gao, 
• Xue-Ming Wu, 
• Yong-Sheng Yan, 
• Jie Zhang & 
• Hui-Shan Guo 

Nature Plants (2023)

Abstract …

EntomologyToday

By John P. Roche, Ph.D. The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), a pest of potatoes and other members of the nightshade family, causes about half a billion dollars in crop losses globally each year. Chemical …

Plos.Org https://phys.org/news/2021-04-breakthrough-rnai-pesticides-affect-pest.html

by Estonian Research Council The harmfulness of pesticides to beneficial organisms is one of the most serious concerns in agriculture. Therefore scientists are …

Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2020-07-amazing-small-rnas.html

by ETH Zurich In most organisms, small bits of RNA play a key role in gene regulation by silencing gene expression. They do this by targeting and docking onto complementary sequences of …

Genetic Literacy Project https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/02/25/spray-on-vaccine-could-protect-food-crops-from-pests-in-countries-that-ban-gmo-disease-resistant-plants/

ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190821082252.htm

Source:

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Summary:

Simple, fast and flexible: it could become significantly easier to vaccinate plants against viruses in future. …

SciTechDaily https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-developing-natural-pesticide-alternative-that-doesnt-harm-honeybees/

By SEAN BARTON, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD