Nanoscale nutrients can protect plants from fungal diseases
Tuning the chemistries of nanomaterials changes the plants’ response levels to fungal pathogens
![soybean plant leaves infected with Fusarium virguliforme fungus](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/042921_sek_soydeath_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
In soybean plants, the Fusarium virguliforme fungus mottles the leaves (pictured) and leads to “sudden death syndrome,” a leading disease in North America that limits crop yields.
Kiersten Wise/Bugwood.org (CC BY-NC 3.0 US)