Environmental-DNA exposes pathogens It could be that farmers in the future use environmental DNA, or eDNA, to predict when pests arrive. English researchers show in Current Biology that this is a possibility. Knowing if and when a pest arrives is essential for farmers. Only then can they intervene, preventing pests of getting a foothold. ForContinue reading “Environmental-DNA exposes pathogens”
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A smart one-two reaction
A smart one-two reaction After recognition of pathogens by plants, often a lot of things simultaneously takes place. Everything to react as soon as possible. Now American and Dutch researchers show that plants initiate the first response to intrudes using a smart one-two like reaction. An alarm is useful to be notified when something goesContinue reading “A smart one-two reaction”
Sabotaging plans of attack
Sabotaging plans of attack Our current pesticides with retirement. Then we need good alternatives. To develop these researchers like to know more about how a pest is creating its advantage. This, German researchers analysed for the fungus botrytis. Botrytis infects a whole range of plants, and covers them with a grey mold. As part ofContinue reading “Sabotaging plans of attack”
Enlarging the throughfare
Enlarging the throughfare Plant cells are surrounded by cell walls. To stay in contact with their neighbours they have those tunnel like structures, called plasmodesmata. Through these tunnels small molecules can travel from cell to cell. But pathogens also use these throughfares. Now English researchers show that pathogens enlarge these tunnels in a still unknownContinue reading “Enlarging the throughfare”
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