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Fighting Death for Living: Recent Advances in Molecular and Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease Resistance.
Viruses - 12 Dec 2022
Johnmark Onyino, Indieka Stephen, Liu Gaoqiong, Gowda Manje, Suresh L M, Zhang Wenli, Gao Xiquan
Abstract excerpt
Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) disease, caused by a synergistic co-infection of maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) and any member of the Potyviridae family, was first reported in EasternAfrica (EA) a decade ago. It is one of the most devastating threats to maize production in these regions since it can lead up to 100% crop loss. Conventional counter-measures have yielded some success; however, they are becoming...
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