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Genotype assembly, biological activity and adaptation of spatially separated isolates of Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus.
Journal of invertebrate pathology - 1 Mar 2018
Ali Ghulam, Abma-Henkens Marleen H C, van der Werf Wopke, Hemerik Lia, Vlak Just M
Abstract excerpt
The cotton leafworm Spodoptera litura is a polyphagous insect. It has recently made a comeback as a primary insect pest of cotton in Pakistan due to reductions in pesticide use on the advent of genetically modified cotton, resistant to Helicoverpa armigera. Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpltNPV) infects S. litura and is recognized as a potential candidate to control this insect. Twenty-two NPV isolates...
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