The Agronomists: The promise of RNAi & CRISPR with Chris Manchur & Liping Wang

Agronomic news
August 31, 2025

Source: RealAgriculture.com

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Dr. Liping Wang from the University of Guelph and Chris Manchur from the Canola Council of Canada to discuss RNAi technology and CRISPR technology, how they work, and how these plant breeding techniques could impact cropping decisions in the future.

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