Disease-resistant plants are study's focus
Monday, April 6, 2009 - 16:58
in Biology & Nature
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 6 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say their identification of a compound that primes a plant's immune system moves science closer to developing disease-resistant plants.
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