Current crop pest control strategies rely on insecticidal and fungicidal sprays, plant genetic
resistance, transgenes and agricultural practices. However, many insects, plant viruses, and …

Double-stranded RNA can induce interference processes. The specificity of this system
raises the possibility of using dsRNA for therapeutic applications targeting viral diseases …

Background Marine and aquaculture industries are important sectors of the food production
and global trade. Unfortunately, the fish food industry is challenged with a plethora of …

Crop pests and pathogens annually cause over $220 billion in global crop damage, with
insects consuming 5%–20% of major grain crops. Current crop pest and disease control …

Viral infection of farmed fish and shellfish represents a major issue within the aquaculture
industry. One potential control strategy involves RNA interference of viral gene expression …

Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), which is one of the most prevalent plant viruses, harms
many crops around the word. Although CMV causes severe economic losses to agriculture …

The family Orthomyxoviridae is well known for containing influenza viruses with a
segmented RNA genome that is prone to gene reassortment in mixed infections (known as …

Producing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) represents a bottleneck for the adoption of RNA
interference technology in agriculture, and the main hurdles are related to increases in …

El desarrollo de la acuicultura sustentable es acorde con la demanda creciente de nuevas
metodologías que aseguren la salud de las diversas especies acuícolas. Dentro de ellas, el …

Cercospora leaf blight (CLB), primarily caused by Cercospora cf. flagellaris, is one of the
most important diseases of soybean (Glycine max) in Louisiana. The pathogen produces …