Spray for protection against viruses ...
Its effect can be much faster than waiting for the creation of a new strain through genetic modification of crops, it can also be used in a good number of plant varieties, and as it is of temporary application, farmers can occupy it only when it is necessary for your crops.
A revolutionary aerosol is responsible for being an effective tool for plants, transforming into a much faster and cheaper solution than the long scientific process of genetic modification. Spray-On RNA, which protects plants against viruses for long periods with a single application.
At the University of Queensland, in Australia, a scientific team has developed an adhesive that allows to deposit ribonucleic acid, RNA, which participates in the synthesis of proteins and performs the function of messenger of genetic information on the leaves of crops. The application of this product, by means of spray or aerosols, allows to place microscopic sheets of clay in the RNA that is loaded and as these sheets adhere to the leaf of the plant, and they decompose gradually, the RNA is absorbed by the leaves in that was applied, activating the silencing of the genes of any virus that invades the cell, resulting in the cultivation of plants with great resistance to diseases throughout the season.
The scientific group, experimenting on tobacco crops, ensures that a single spray application can prevent tobacco plants from succumbing to the mild pepper mottle virus for 20 days. The technique works because the clay adheres well to the leaves, ensuring that the RNA remains in contact with the plant as long as possible.
In the past, Monsanto developed its own RNA sprays, but its applications were aimed at combating insects that attack crops. In the case of these applications, the aerosols kill the pests, eliminate them, do not endow the plant with qualities or capacities to tolerate the problem, as in this case.
The advantage of RNA sprays for silencing genes can be several. Firstly, its effect can be much faster than waiting for the creation of a new strain through genetic modification of crops, it can also be used in a good number of plant varieties, and as it is of temporary application, farmers can occupy it only when it is necessary for your crops
In the future it can be applied to help plants tolerate drought, advance ripening or activate some other aspect of plant genetics.
Source: BlueberriesChile.cl - BlueberriesConsulting.com
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