How an ancient crop teams up with a beneficial microbe to protect against a devastating fungal infection

 

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Finger millet field.

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New discovery may benefit farmers worldwide

Date:

September 26, 2016

Source:

University of Guelph

Summary:

Plant scientists have shown for the first time how an ancient crop teams up with a beneficial microbe to protect against a devastating fungal infection, a discovery that may benefit millions of subsistence farmers and livestock in developing countries.

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