ISAAA and 2Blades Publish ‘Pocket-K’ on Delivering Durable Resistance for Corn
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In collaboration with ISAAA, 2Blades has released a new Pocket-K (Pockets of Knowledge) entitled “Delivering Durable Genetic Resistance in Corn.” The publication details the impact that pathogenic fungi, such as Fusarium and Aspergillus, have on corn production in the United States and across the globe. These pathogenic fungi not only reduce yields, but they also destroy grain quality by producing mycotoxins, toxic compounds that cause severe illness and death in humans and animals. The most notorious mycotoxins are the highly potent aflatoxins from Aspergillus, and the increasingly common vomitoxin and other toxins from Fusarium.
This publication is the latest in a series of Pocket-Ks developed by 2Blades and ISAAA, including ones on Wheat Rusts, TALENs gene-editing tools, and Soybean Rust.