Joseph Michael Okorie

Harnessing Plant Antimicrobial Peptides for Crop Protection: From Molecular Defence Mechanisms to Peptide Engineering and Field Applications

Cornelius Tochukwu Nwankwo, Abdullahi Ishyaku Alhaji, Mohammed Sani Abdulsalami, Ahmed Ali Haroun, Nkechi Eucharia Egbe, Ada Imelda Oyong & Joseph Michael Okorie · Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering · 2026

Plant pathogens destroy a substantial share of global crop production every year, and reliance on conventional agrochemicals is increasingly constrained by resistance evolution, residue regulation and environmental concern. Antimicrobial peptides synthesised by plants as part of...