Nanocarrier Spray: Better Crops without Genetic Modification
Published:03 Mar.2022 Source:RIKEN
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have developed a way to improve crop quality without needing to create special genetically modified plants. Rather that changing plant genomes, the new technique relies on a spray that introduces bioactive molecules into plant cells through their leaves.
The new technology could be used to help crops resist pests or become more resistant to drought -- in less time and at less cost than making lines of genetically modified crops. The study was reported in the scientific journal ACS Nano.