Transgenic gene silencing strategies for virus control

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 605-618

  Dietzgen, R G ^a   Mitter, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double stranded RNA; RNA interference; Silencing suppressors; Small interfering RNA; Transgenic crops

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750560916     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP06064     Document Type: Article

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