Integrating Large-Scale Data and RNA Technology to Protect Crops from Fungal Pathogens.

ABSTRACT: With a rapidly growing human population it is expected that plant science researchers and the agricultural community will need to increase food productivity using less arable land. This challenge is complicated by fungal pathogens and diseases, many of which can severely impact crop yield. Current measures to control fungal pathogens are either ineffective or have adverse effects on the agricultural enterprise. Thus, developing new strategies through research innovation to protect plants from pathogenic fungi is necessary to overcome these hurdles. RNA sequencing technologies are increasing our understanding of the underlying genes and gene regulatory networks mediating disease outcomes. The application of invigorating next generation sequencing strategies to study plant-pathogen interacti

SUBMITTER: Girard IJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4885860 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature