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    • Plant seedlings being sprayed with RNAi
    Rights: Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation Published 23 July 2023 Size: 11 MB Referencing Hub media

    In early field trials, scientists used a spray to deliver RNAi treatment to plants to prevent infection of myrtle rust.

    Photo by Megan Pope for QAAFI.

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      Using RNAi to combat myrtle rust

      The fungus Austropuccinia psidii is responsible for causing the invasive plant disease commonly known as myrtle rust, which threatens a large range of plants within the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family ...

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