Using computer analysis, researcher seeks to heal vegetables affected by harmful fungi
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 07:31
in Biology & Nature
Crops such as cucumber, watermelon, squash and cantaloupe are affected by the fungi Pseudoperonospora humuli and Pseudoperonospora cubensis, both of which produce the downy mildew disease. Now, bioinformatics technology can identify genes of those pathogens in order to determine the ideal treatment.