Exogenous dsRNA trigger RNAi in Venturia inaequalis resulting in down regulation of target genes and growth reduction.
Suhani BhagtaVinay BhardwajAnil KantPublished in: Molecular biology reports (2023)
The result of this investigation validates the hypothesis that RNAi is evoked in V. inaequalis by exogenously supplied dsRNA and spray induced gene silencing (SIGS) based solutions may reduce burden of fungicide usage on apple crop against apple scab disease in future.