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Exploiting the full potential of disease-resistance genes for agricultural use.
Current opinion in biotechnology - 1 Apr 2000
Rommens C M, Kishore G M
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Effective and sustained control of fungal pathogens and nematodes is an important issue for all agricultural systems. Global losses caused by pathogens are estimated to be 12% of the potential crop production [1], despite the continued release of new resistant cultivars and pesticides. Furthermore, fungi are continually becoming resistant to existing resistance genes and fungicides, and a few of the pesticides...
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