Potato genes protect rice
A gene taken from the potato and put into rice plants will help rice to defend itself against chewing insects. Insects, such as stem-borers, eat their way down the stem of the rice plant using enzymes called proteinases to digest what they have...
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| Formato: | News Item |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
1996
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47491 |
| Sumario: | A gene taken from the potato and put into rice plants will help rice to defend itself against chewing insects. Insects, such as stem-borers, eat their way down the stem of the rice plant using enzymes called proteinases to digest what they have... |
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