date:Aug 23, 2019
(RNAi) in which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) essentially stops the production of a critical protein in the target pest.
New research published by the scientists in Analyst, a Royal Society of Chemistry journal, suggests this new approach could be key to addressing the threat to food security posed by plant pests which account for a 40% loss in global agricultural production and costs $100 billion every year.
Professor Mark Dickman, from the Institute for Sustainable Food and Director of Resear