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上海科学家发现水稻广谱抗病的免疫代谢新机制 - 2021年12月17日
Rice disease immunity protein discovered by Shanghai scientists
Shanghai scientists have discovered a new immune protein against the fungal rice blast disease, offering new approaches to reduce the use of chemical pesticides.
Rice is vulnerable to a variety of pathogens. Rice blast, described as the cancer of rice, leads to loss of up to 10 percent of the world's rice yield. Every year, it causes China to lose 3 billion kilograms of rice. To fight against the disease, farmers usually apply chemical pesticides, which, however, foster severe environmental pollution.
The latest study has offered a possible solution. P1C1 was found in rice to acts as a hub for the plant's immune mechanisms, according to the Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS) under the Chinese Academy of Science.
