Insect transmission of plant viruses: A constraint on virus variability

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 336-340

  Power, Alison G ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CARRIER; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HOST RESISTANCE; PLANT VIRUS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033945179     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5266(00)00090-X     Document Type: Review

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