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The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes.
Virus research - 24 Jun 2014
Seal Susan, Turaki Aliyu, Muller Emmanuelle, Kumar P Lava, Kenyon Lawrence, Filloux Denis, Galzi Serge, Lopez-Montes Antonio, Iskra-Caruana Marie-Line
Abstract excerpt
Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important vegetatively-propagated staple crop in West Africa. Viruses are pervasive in yam worldwide, decreasing growth and yield, as well as hindering the international movement of germplasm. Badnaviruses have been reported to be the most prevalent in yam, and genomes of some other badnaviruses are known to be integrated in their host plant species. However, it was not clear if a...
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