Monday, 22-06-2026 | 15:21
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivation is severely constrained by multiple pathogens, among which late blight caused by the oomycete P. infestans remains the most destructive disease. Developing pathogen-resistant cultivars can enhance productivity and reduce fungicide use in potato, where R-gene-based resistance is often overcome by evolving pathogen populations. Targeting susceptibility (S) genes represents a promising alternative strategy for improving disease resistance.
Updated News
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Scientific news
- Decoding heat-induced chalkiness in rice: molecular mechanisms, genetic networks, and mitigation strategies for climate resilience
- Genome editing of susceptibility gene StDND2 enhances Phytophthora resistance in Solanum tuberosum
- Polyploidy-driven expansion and regulatory diversification of the Kelch repeat F-box gene family in sweetpotato
- Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase-mediated trehalose metabolism shapes sorghum grain domestication for brewing adaptation
- Genome-Wide Analysis of the Hsf Family and Functional Characterization of CiHsf10 Under Low-Temperature Stress in Chrysanthemum indicum
- Transcriptome-metabolome integration reveals MYB/WRKY-RGA network and phenylalanine metabolism in potato late blight resistance
- Trust and doubt coexist: an empirical study on the acceptance mechanism of transgenic technology among Chinese youth
- Virus-induced transgene- and tissue culture-free heritable genome editing in tomato
- Genetic basis of cadmium accumulation and tolerance in maize seedlings uncovered through integrated linkage mapping and transcriptome analysis
- Integrated Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Cell-Type-Specific Immune Regulatory Networks in Maize Responding to Southern Corn Rust
- Comprehensive Evaluation of Bacterial Blight Resistance and Gene Distribution in Common Wild Rice (Oryza rufipogon) from Hainan Province, China
- Jacalin-Related Lectin OsJacLK1 Positively Regulates Resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae in Rice
- Inter-plot competition in hybrid maize multi-environment yield trials in Ethiopia can reduce rate of genetic gain
- Cashew Nut Oil Improves Lipid Metabolism and Fat Liver Deposition in High-Fat Diet-Fed C57BL/6J Mice
- A large-scale framework for estimating soil carbon, nitrogen, pH, and salinity dynamics for 1985–2023
Monday, 22-06-2026 | 08:18
The participation of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in a landmark GHG Measurement Practices in Rice-Based Systems writeshop is helping advance new global guidelines for measuring greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from rice systems, positioning the institute to play a pivotal role in future climate mitigation and monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) initiatives for rice.
Monday, 22-06-2026 | 08:21
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivation is severely constrained by multiple pathogens, among which late blight caused by the oomycete P. infestans remains the most destructive disease. Developing pathogen-resistant cultivars can enhance productivity and reduce fungicide use in potato, where R-gene-based resistance is often overcome by evolving pathogen populations. Targeting susceptibility (S) genes represents a promising alternative strategy for improving disease resistance.
Monday, 22-06-2026 | 08:19
An international research team led by Forschungszentrum Jülich and the IPK Leibniz Institute has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts how regulatory proteins bind to plant DNA to control gene activity. The study, published in Nature Communications, was trained on genomic data from Arabidopsis thaliana and successfully applied to crops such as maize.




















