IISER-Kolkata

October 21, 2023

IISER-Kolkata # Xanthacinator - Detection and Targeted Elimination of Xanthomonas, causal agent of Bacterial Blight of rice # India is one of the largest producers as well as consumers of rice and yet, our farmers are plagued by a host of diseases that cause immense crop loss every year. Bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae causes severe epidemic in rice fields across the country, and destroys upto 75% of rice crop in some cases. ...