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Molecular and biological characterization of natural variants of Citrus dwarfing viroid.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2009
Murcia N, Bernad L, Serra P, Bani Hashemian S M, Duran-Vila Núria
Abstract excerpt
Citrus dwarfing viroid has been proposed as an agent to control tree size in high-density plantations. Thirty-three field isolates have been characterized, and the most frequent sequence/s have been identified. Five distinct variants were selected for biological characterization. Symptom expression analysis demonstrated a good correlation between leaf/stem symptoms and plant growth. The discriminating nucleotide...
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