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Lanai: A small, fast growing tomato variety is an excellent model system for studying geminiviruses.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Jun 2018
Rajabu C A, Kennedy G G, Ndunguru J, Ateka E M, Tairo F, Hanley-Bowdoin L, Ascencio-Ibáñez J T
Abstract excerpt
Geminiviruses are devastating single-stranded DNA viruses that infect a wide variety of crops in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Tomato, which is a host for more than 100 geminiviruses, is one of the most affected crops. Developing plant models to study geminivirus-host interaction is important for the design of virus management strategies. In this study, "Florida Lanai" tomato was broadly...
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