PLANT DISEASE RESISTANCE

Plants have a clever way to fight off diseases. They can mix and match genes to create new, powerful defenses. This process is called gene fusion. It happens when two separate genes join together to form a new one. Scientists have been studying this in plants, but they're still figuring out how it

Pepper plants face a serious threat from Phytophthora blight. This nasty disease is caused by Phytophthora capsici. It's a soil-borne menace that can wipe out entire pepper crops. Scientists are on a mission to understand how pepper plants fight back. They want to pinpoint the key genes that help pe