Discovery of common 'weapon' used by disease-causing fungi could help engineer more resilient food crops

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Feb 27, 2025, 2:00 pm80 ptsTrending
The discovery of a powerful "weapon" used by many disease-causing fungi to infect and destroy major food crop staples, such as rice and corn, could offer new strategies to bolster global food security, according to researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with scientists in…

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