Hidden Microbe Ally Helps Rice Pest Overcome Crop Resistance
A multi-omics study reveals that the bacterial symbiont Wolbachia supplies riboflavin to virulent brown planthopper biotypes, underpinning their adaptation to ...
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Viral Protein Weakens Rice Cell Walls, Boosting Virus Infection but Blocking Insect Pests
A protein encoded by rice grassy stunt virus remodels rice cell walls by reducing cellulose and increasing lignin, making plants ...
Turning Insect Microbes Against the Pests That Threaten Global Crops
A new review in Crop Health outlines how insect symbiotic microorganisms can be deployed, engineered, or disrupted to control agricultural ...
Ancient Insect-Only Gene Family Revealed as Master of Development in Rice Pest
A first systematic functional study in the brown planthopper shows that the insect-only Osiris gene family governs survival, cuticle formation, ...
Insect saliva proteins switch on an unusual plant immune receptor
A new study reveals how chemosensory proteins from aphids and planthoppers activate the atypical plant TNL immune receptor RCSP through ...
Rice Plants Broadcast Their Defenses as Electrical Signals Scientists Can Now Read
Chinese researchers have shown that simple electrical measurements of rice leaves can identify which pest is attacking, track the plant's ...
Six-Year Light Trap Study Reveals How Weather Drives Rice Pest Outbreaks in Bangladesh
A six-year light trap study in northern Bangladesh shows that rice pest outbreaks peak in the monsoon Aman season and ...
Chemical Tag on Histones Governs Rice Immunity Against Viruses and Insect Pests
A new Genome Biology study shows that lysine succinylation of histones regulates rice defense genes, and that disabling the desuccinylase ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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