Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are a member of carbon nanostructures family which have received increasing attention for their photoluminescence (PL), physical and chemical …
Each year, 20%–40% of crops are lost due to plant pests and pathogens. Existing plant disease management relies predominantly on toxic pesticides that are potentially harmful to …
KY Zhu, SR Palli - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The RNA interference (RNAi) triggered by short/small interfering RNA (siRNA) was discovered in nematodes and found to function in most living organisms. RNAi has been …
Z Ma, Y Zheng, Z Chao, H Chen, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Nanoparticles have been widely applied as gene carrier for improving RNA interference (RNAi) efficiency in medical and agricultural fields. However, the mechanism and delivery …
S Yan, BY Ren, J Shen - Insect Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
RNA interference (RNAi) targeting lethal genes in insects has great potential for sustainable crop protection. Compared with traditional double‐stranded (ds) RNA delivery systems …
S Liu, M Jaouannet, DMA Dempsey, J Imani… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which small RNA (sRNA) molecules sequence-specifically silence gene expression at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional …
N Tejwan, SK Saha, J Das - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2020 - Elsevier
Fluorescent carbon dots (CDs) are an emerging class of nanomaterials in the carbon family. There are various inexpensive and renewable resources that can be used to synthesize …
RNA interference is a phenomenon in which the introduction of double‐stranded RNA (dsRNA) into cells triggers the degradation of the complementary messenger RNA in a …
F Zhu, L Lavine, S O'Neal, M Lavine, C Foss, D Walsh - Insects, 2016 - mdpi.com
The increased urbanization of a growing global population makes imperative the development of sustainable integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for urban pest …