Taylor F. Schulden

CRISPR-Cas13-based amplification-free detection of three quarantine-significant sugarcane viruses

Crop losses from viral pathogens cost billions of dollars annually, and sugarcane is particularly vulnerable. Sugarcane is the most cultivated crop in the world by volume; therefore, significant yield losses result in large dollar losses for farmers and trade economies. In some cases, viruses contribute to more than ha...