All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 July Handpicking genes for disease-resistant crops Handpicking genes for disease-resistant crops 13/07/2021 | 2 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology and The LIT Institute of Agriculture have developed tools to identify plant genes resistant to disease-causing fungi and deploy them to create more resistant crops. It could lead to more productive harvests and reduce the need for farmers to apply fungicide to canola crops, a major export industry for Australia. Blackleg, a disease-causing fungus that can wipe out crops, is a serious problem for canola growers, with an average of 10 per cent yield loss per year. The researchers from the LIT Batley Lab set out to investigate the evolution of the resistance genes against blackleg to develop a durable resistance mechanism to the disease for breeders and farmers. Using genome sequencing, the team developed a screening platform that can identify the genes that underlie the resistance against blackleg in canola plants. The resistance genes can then be deployed in breeding p
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 July Handpicking genes for disease-resistant crops Handpicking genes for disease-resistant crops 13/07/2021 | 2 MINS Researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology and The LIT Institute of Agriculture have developed tools to identify plant genes resistant to disease-causing fungi and deploy them to create more resistant crops.
It could lead to more productive harvests and reduce the need for farmers to apply fungicide to canola crops, a major export industry for Australia.
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Blackleg, a disease-causing fungus that can wipe out crops, is a serious problem for canola growers, with an average of 10 per cent yield loss per year.
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The researchers from the LIT Batley Lab set out to investigate the evolution of the resistance genes against blackleg to develop a durable resistance mechanism to the disease for breeders and farmers.
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Using genome sequencing, the team developed a screening platform that can identify the genes that underlie the resistance against blackleg in canola plants.
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The resistance genes can then be deployed in breeding p
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