Covering soybean leaves with cellulose nanofiber changes leaf surface hydrophobicity and confers resistance against Phakopsora pachyrhizi
H. Saito, Y. Yamashita, N. Sakata, T. Ishiga, N. Shiraishi, G. Usuki, V. T. Nguyen, E. Yamamura, Y. Ishiga
This study shows that covering soybean leaves with cellulose nanofiber reduces disease severity caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi by altering leaf hydrophobicity and suppressing pathogen-related gene expression.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2020Plant Biology