Not so simple: Mosses and ferns offer new hope for crop protection

Not so simple: Mosses and ferns offer new hope for crop protection

Mosses, liverworts, ferns and algae may offer an exciting new research frontier in the global challenge of protecting crops from the threat of disease. These non-flowering plants are often regarded as unsophisticated compared to their flowering relatives – which include major crops. However, new research carried out by the John Innes Centre has found that … Read more