Degeneration in sweetpotato due to viruses, virus-cleaned planting material and reversion: A review

Plant Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-15

  Gibson, R W ^a   Kreuze, J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

Author keywords

Degeneration; Resistance; Reversion; Virus cleaned

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA BATATAS; SWEET POTATO CHLOROTIC STUNT VIRUS; SWEET POTATO FEATHERY MOTTLE VIRUS;

EID: 84921599043     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppa.12273     Document Type: Review

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