Emerald Ash Borer Specific Gene Silencing Has No Effect on Non-target Organisms
The sequence complementarity of the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway allows for targeted suppression of genes essential for insect survival, and enables development of pest management strategies specific to a given species while reducing the likelihood of adversely impacting non-target organisms (NTO...
Main Authors: | Flavia Pampolini, Lynne K. Rieske |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Agronomy |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fagro.2020.608827/full |
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