Protecting crops through nanotechnology in Southeast Asia
Date | 5th, Feb 2024 |
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Source | Phys.org - Scientific News Websites |
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In a recent breakthrough, DNA sequencing technology has uncovered the culprit behind cassava witches' broom disease: the fungus genus Ceratobasidium. The cutting-edge nanopore technology used for this discovery was first developed to track the COVID-19 virus in Colombia, but is equally suited to identifying and reducing the spread of plant viruses.