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The new breakthrough could help protect plants from disease in the future while also promoting higher crop yields. (Getty Images)

ATHENS – Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a promising approach to addressing a long-standing challenge for plant geneticists: balancing disease resistance and growth in plants.

The breakthrough could help protect plants from disease in the future while also promoting higher biomass yields to support sustainable food supplies for both humans and animals, production of biofuels and lumber, and more, according to the new study.

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