Protecting crops: Researchers open up new avenue to combat a widespread plant virus

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Mar 18, 2025, 8:41 pm20 pts
New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in agriculture and horticulture. They were developed by researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). The active ingredients have a broad spectrum effect; a series of RNA…

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