Potato genes protect rice
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CTA. 1996. Potato genes protect rice. Spore 66. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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A gene taken from the potato and put into rice plants will help rice to defend itself against chewing insects. Insects, such as stem-borers, eat their way down the stem of the rice plant using enzymes called proteinases to digest what they have...