Agro-Biotech News

Researchers from India used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to improve rice resistance to sheath blight. The disease, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, leads to significant yield losses and remains difficult to manage due to the limited availability of resistant rice varieties. In the study published in Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, the research team was able to reduce rice's susceptibility to the disease while maintaining normal growth and yield.