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Non-Protein-Based Resistance to Sweetpotato Weevils

Marc Ghislain of the International Potato Center in Peru proposes to identify key genes in African sweetpotato weevils that can be used as targets for RNA interference strategies. Engineering gene silencing approaches could confer pest resistance in food crops like the sweetpotato.

More information about Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses from Field to Market (Round 9)

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