The aim of this project was to develop new scientific methods so that we can observe how nanomaterials (particles that are 10,000x smaller than the width of a human hair), interact with and penetrate into cutworms The reason this is important is the AAFC NanoLab is developing next generation crop…
Wheat leaf rust and stripe rust, caused by the fungal pathogens Puccinia triticina (Pt) and Puccinia striiformis f sp tritici (Pst), respectively, pose a significant threat to wheat production globally While control efforts have traditionally relied on resistant cultivars and fungicides, these…