CellBioNewsMar 19, 2025

Protecting #crops: #RNA-based substances open up new avenue to combat a widespread #plant #virus.

#mosaic_virus #agriculture #food_security #aphids #vectors #siRNA #edsRNA

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-crops-rna-based-substances-avenue.html

Protecting crops: RNA-based substances open up new avenue to combat a widespread plant virus

New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in agriculture and horticulture. They were developed by researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU).

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CellBioNewsAug 4, 2024

Lanzhou #lily #virus disease reveals influence of virus on growth and nutritional quality.

#Liliumdavidii #phytopahology #metabolomics #mosaic_virus #Carlavirus #agriculture

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-lanzhou-lily-virus-disease-reveals.html

Lanzhou lily virus disease reveals influence of virus on growth and nutritional quality

Lanzhou lily (Liliumdavidii var. unicolor) is a perennial herbaceous crop that serves as an economic plant with both medicinal and edible uses. However, it is highly susceptible to pathogenic infections during growth, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, which might cause a decrease in yield and quality.

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