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Crop protection: Biohacking against fungal attacks

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Phys.org

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2022-07-15

Harmful fungi cause enormous agricultural losses. Conventional techniques for combating them involve the use of poisonous fungicides. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), working with partners from Germany, France, and Switzerland on the DialogProTec project, have developed environmentally safe alternatives that trick the pathogens' chemical communication with plants.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-07-crop-biohacking-fungal.html