Spray-Induced Gene Silencing: a Powerful Innovative Strategy for Crop Protection

Plant pathogens cause serious crop losses worldwide. Recent new studies demonstrate that spraying double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) and small RNAs (sRNAs) that target essential pathogen genes on plant surfaces confer efficient crop protection. This so-called spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) strategy...

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Published in:	Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 4 - 6
Main Authors:	Wang, Ming, Jin, Hailing
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-01-2017 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Arabidopsis - microbiology Crop Protection - methods Crops Disease control Flowers & plants Fusarium - genetics Fusarium - growth & development Gene silencing Genes Hordeum - microbiology Internal Medicine Pathogens Plant Diseases - prevention & control Plant protection Ribonucleic acid RNA RNA Interference RNA interference (RNAi) RNA, Small Interfering - genetics RNA-based fungicide small RNAs Spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) Spraying Sterol 14-Demethylase - genetics RNA interference (RNAi) Spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) RNA-based fungicide small RNAs
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Summary:	Plant pathogens cause serious crop losses worldwide. Recent new studies demonstrate that spraying double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) and small RNAs (sRNAs) that target essential pathogen genes on plant surfaces confer efficient crop protection. This so-called spray-induced gene silencing (SIGS) strategy of disease control is potentially sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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ISSN:	0966-842X 1878-4380
DOI:	10.1016/j.tim.2016.11.011