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The isolation and genetic characterisation of a South African strain of Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus, PhopGV-SA.
Virus research - 1 Apr 2014
Jukes Michael D, Knox Caroline M, Hill Martin P, Moore Sean D
Abstract excerpt
The Phthorimaea operculella granulovirus (PhopGV) is considered a promising biopesticide that can be incorporated into integrated pest management programmes for sustainable control of the potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), a major pest of solanaceous crops in sub-tropical and tropical regions worldwide. Several PhopGV isolates recovered from geographically different...
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