Targeting wheat fusarium head blight with mycovirus-mediated VIGS

Trends Microbiol. 2023 Oct 30:S0966-842X(23)00296-2. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.10.007. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum occurs in wheat (Triticum aestivum) and threatens food production worldwide. Wheat lacks broad, durable FHB resistance. However, Zhang et al. developed a mycovirus-based virus-induced gene-silencing system in F. graminearum, providing efficient biocontrol of this devastating fungal disease.PMID:37914620 | DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2023.10.007

Source: Trends in Microbiology - November 1, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Junqi Zhang Xuetao Shi Wende Liu Source Type: research