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Virus infection of a weed increases vector attraction to and vector fitness on the weed.
Scientific reports - 1 Jan 2013
Chen Gong, Pan Huipeng, Xie Wen, Wang Shaoli, Wu Qingjun, Fang Yong, Shi Xiaobin, Zhang Youjun
Abstract excerpt
Weeds are important in the ecology of field crops, and when crops are harvested, weeds often become the main hosts for plant viruses and their insect vectors. Few studies, however, have examined the relationships between plant viruses, vectors, and weeds. Here, we investigated how infection of the weed Datura stramonium L. by tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) affects the host preference and performance of the...
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