However,

Studies have found that bacterial diseases can devastate tomato production.

It' s not just tomatoes—

Crops like citrus, potatoes, and rice, which are very familiar to us, can also suffer yield reductions of 20–30% due to bacterial infections.

Crop production worldwide is severely affected by bacterial diseases.

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The application of traditional chemical pesticides is damaging soil environments… leading to the accumulation of chemical elements and widespread pesticide abuse.

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Long-term use of antibiotics easily leads to bacterial resistance, drastically reducing their effectiveness.

As students at an agricultural university, we recognize that food security is vital to human survival. We aim to develop a sustainable biological pesticide that can precisely target and eliminate pathogenic bacteria.

Although existing phage cocktail therapies can kill pathogens to some extent,

they still face issues such as interactions between different phages

that reduce their antibacterial efficacy.

We could engineer phage particles to

efficiently and controllably eliminate pathogenic bacteria?

PhAgri leverages the high specificity of bacteriophages,

turning them into an efficient delivery system.

This technology can not only be applied in agriculture but also serve as a versatile carrier platform.

With slight modifications to existing systems, controllable phage particles can be

used to target and eradicate pathogens in various common environments.

This offers a new production paradigm and provides a "phage+" delivery platform for society.

Tomatoes, as a high-value cash crop,

have been widely cultivated for a long time

and hold a significant position in the agricultural economy.

However,

Studies have found that bacterial diseases can devastate tomato production.

It' s not just tomatoes—

What if...