commercial crops

Commercial crops are agricultural plants grown for sale and profit, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and cotton, rather than for personal use or as livestock feed.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news due to the development of an AI-guided platform to engineer plant immune receptors to combat emerging diseases that threaten their production.

Latest on commercial crops

• Chinese scientists developed an AI-guided platform that engineers custom plant immune receptors to combat emerging diseases in commercial crops.
• China builds world’s first custom plant immunity system for epidemic response

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