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NewsScientists reveal anti-bacterial role of plant metabolite
A study shows that a plant metabolite, erucamide, is able to target and disrupt a protein assembly of Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, thus inhibiting their virulence. Understanding the metabolite’s molecular mechanisms could protect crops from infection.
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NewsScientists discover how plants fight clubroot pathogen
Researchers have shown how plants resist clubroot, a major root disease that threatens the productivity of brassica crops such as rape.