Natural plant defense genes provide clues to safener protection in grain sorghum

Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 19:40 in Biology & Nature

Weeds often emerge at the same time as vulnerable crop seedlings and sneak between plants as crops grow. How do farmers kill them without harming the crops themselves? In a new study, researchers identify genes and metabolic pathways responsible for safener efficacy in grain sorghum.

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