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​A sequence change in a single protein allowed a tomato virus to become a global crop pandemic​​ AgricultureFruits and VegetablesNewsPlant Health

​A sequence change in a single protein allowed a tomato virus to become a global crop pandemic​​

disease has emerged, threatening tomato production worldwide. This is caused by the Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a member of a devastating group of plant viruses called tobamoviruses. ToBRFV overcomes all known tobamovirus resistance in tomato, including the one…
Isabel
01/12/2021
How bread wheat got its gluten: Tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat AgricultureKAUSTNewsPlant Science

How bread wheat got its gluten: Tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat

Genetic detective work has uncovered an obscure ancestor of modern bread wheat, in a finding similar to uncovering a famous long-lost relative through DNA analysis in humans. Researchers have sequenced the DNA from 242 unique accessions of Aegilops tauschii gathered over decades from…
Isabel
26/11/2021