Continuous population growth engenders a demand for sustainable farming practices and effective crop disease management. Breeding varieties with higher crop yield is usually accompanied by higher susceptibility to pathogens, while production in monocultures promotes pathogen spread. Here we demonstrate the application of a polymer-based therapy for mitigation of viral diseases in plants. The polymer design, synthesis and antimicrobial activity in plant tissue are discussed, and the effects of macromolecular therapy on the soil microbiome are evaluated.

Polymer-based therapy for the mitigation of plant pathogens

254th National Meeting (2017)

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