Plant breeders are masters of genome tuning, spending years developing crops with the genes to resist disease, drought, and pests. Now, a team of industry and academic researchers in Germany and the United Kingdom has developed a viral vector technology … Continue reading
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Agricultural spray could quickly deliver advantageous genes to crops mid-growing season
Categories: Agriculture | Genetics | Journal Club | Sustainability Science
Tagged agriculture, agrobacteria, crops, drought, GMO, pesticides, RNA plant virus, tobacco, tomato
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If IPM works so well, why aren’t developing countries adopting it?
For the past 50 years integrated pest management (IPM) has become the go-to strategy for protecting crops. Yet, despite the global praise of scientists, politicians and development agencies, IPM remains severely under-adopted in poor countries. Many obstacles–ranging from a lack … Continue reading