Study a step toward disease-resistant crops, sustainability
Date: 16.11.2008
A five-year study that could help increase **disease resistance**, stress tolerance and plant yields is under way at Purdue University.
The $4 million project uses a new technique called "mutant-assisted gene identification and characterization," or MAGIC, to identify potentially useful **gene combinations** in **crop species**.
"If we can understand these genes better, we could engineer plants to be immune to most diseases," said principal investigator Guri Johal, an associate professor of botany and plant pathology.
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