Transgenic strategies for developing crops resistant to geminiviruses

Plant Science

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Shepherd, Dionne N ^a   Martin, Darren P ^a   Thomson, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Begomovirus; Cassava; Geminivirus; Maize; Mastrevirus; Virus resistance

Indexed keywords

BEGOMOVIRUS; GEMINIVIRIDAE; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MASTREVIRUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55749093247     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2008.08.011     Document Type: Review

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