🍅🧬Tomato gene SlABCG45 transports strigolactones that trigger parasitic weed germination. Knockout reduces exudation and boosts yield by 30 percent in infested fields. No yield penalty in clean fields.
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Parasitic weeds of the Orobanchaceae family cause substantial economic losses and
pose significant threats to global agriculture. However, management of such parasitism
is challenging, and very few re...
