New mechanism reduces pesticide use and protects plants

Protection of plants from diseases and insect pests through the protein found in the plant cell A new discovery by Chinese scientists after the effort and research for more than fifteen years .. The goal of reducing the use of pesticides and better agricultural production ..


A new mechanism of plant immunity discovered by Chinese scientists to help reduce the use of chemical pesticides in agricultural crops .. The mechanism is to use the disease resistance protein in the plant to help them generate resistance to factors or pathogens.

"This mechanism helps to reduce the use of pesticides, protect our environment and our health, as well as help our crops to resist disease and insect pests, have a very positive impact on our agricultural production," said Zhou Jianmin, a researcher at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology.

The discovery came as a result of a joint effort by the scientific teams of the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University, whose research team has been working since 2004 on a developed and effective plant protein. During its research, the teams focused on two main parts:

Protein and analysis of the main components of plant immunity. Plant researchers have discovered a defense strategy between pathogenic bacteria, plants and protein structure.

According to statistics, grain losses from plant diseases and insect pests account for 10 to 15 percent of total grain production each year. Farmers therefore use pesticides that may cause damage to the environment and human health.

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