Tea’s molecular shield against anthracnose

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Source: Brantlee Spakes Richter, University of Florida, Bugwood.org

Researchers investigating inducible immune mechanisms activated by tea plants after pathogen infection said the findings show that tea anthracnose resistance is not simply a matter of possessing a resistance-related gene, but of how strongly and rapidly the plant activates its defense network.

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