Utilization of engineered resistance to viruses in crops of the developing world, with emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa

Viral diseases in crop plants constitute a major obstacle to food security in the developing world. Subsistence crops, including cassava, sweetpotato, potato, banana, papaya, common bean, rice and maize are often infected with RNA and/or DNA viruses that cannot be controlled with pesticides. Hence,...

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Main Authors: Kreuze, Jan F., Valkonen, Jari
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/83097

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