A study led by Associate Prof. Kenji Nakahara at
Hokkaido University in Japan has founda component in tobacco
that makes crop immune systems more resistant to viral
attacks.
Written by: Aya Kawanishi
Although crops have a general defense mechanism in order to fight
In order to examine how plants do this, the researchers set out to
They found rgs-CaM, otherwise known as “tobacco
These findings have the potential to enhance the immune systems for
References: —————–
Kenji S. Nakahara, Chikara Masuta, Syouta Yamada et al. Tobacco For further information contact: —————————————- Kenji Nakahara Pathogen-Plant Interactions Group Research Faculty of Agriculture Hokkaido University N9, W9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589 Japan Tel: +81-11-706-2490 Email: [email protected] |