Taiwan

CRISPR tech could enable early diagnosis of devastating citrus disease

Chuck Gill
Penn State and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have used cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas technology to develop a diagnostic test that could enable early diagnosis of citrus greening, or Huanglongbing, a serious disease that threatens worldwide citrus production, which is valued at roughly $17...
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Whole genome sequencing & analyzing service platform

Yu-Ting Hung
Introduction Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is a powerful tool for characterization of bacteria cell at nucleotide level. The applications for WGS include identification of potential antimicrobial resistance genes, toxic genes, phylogenetic analysis, and new gene discovery. In combination with...
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Irresistibly attractive-Pheromones

Yu-Cheng Su
When a chemical substance acts on the same species to change or stimulate certain behaviors, it is called "pheromones", while those act on different species are called "allelochemicals". The use of pheromone can be used as a tool for monitoring, sampling and investigating the population dynamics of...
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Endophytes and their application as biostimulants in Taiwan

Chieh-Chen Huang
Plant biostimulants include diverse microorganisms and active metabolites that conduct beneficial effects on plants and improve their capability to face adverse environmental conditions. As one of the emerging issues in agriculture is the decreasing productivity in both quality and quantity of...
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The treasure of mud volcanoes

Chienyan Mark Hsieh
Taiwan government has promoted the ten-year program (2018-2027) for reducing chemical pesticide usage by half, so the R&D and commercialization of biopesticides have played an important role, meanwhile, the R&D and commercialization of biofertilizers also have played an important role in...
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