🌾#Rice...

βœ… Crucial #food source
βœ… Monocot model #plant
☠️ Vulnerable to #viral pathogens

πŸŽ‰But there's hope!

πŸ“’Li et al. report ARGONAUTE 2 plays essential roles in a broad-spectrum #antiviral defense.

πŸ”—https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70113
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