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Plant pathologist leads research to stop spread of citrus-destroying disease

UC Riverside’s Hailing Jin is principal investigator of USDA grant that also supports vaccine development to fight huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease

By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology

Research identifies mechanism that helps plants fight bacterial infection

UC Riverside study could lead to better strategies for protecting crops from attacks by pathogens

By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology
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Battling bubbles: How plants protect themselves from killer fungus

UCR researchers show how plants fight against infections by delivering protective molecules into fungi using bubble-like exosomes

By Sarah Nightingale | | Science / Technology