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Quantitative trait loci analysis of citrus leprosis resistance in an interspecific backcross family of (Citrus reticulata Blanco x C. sinensis L. Osbeck) x C. sinensis L. Osb
2009-09-01
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Leprosis, caused by citrus leprosis virus (CiLV) and transmitted by the tenuipalpid mite Brevipalpus phoenicis, is one of the most important viruses of citrus in the Americas. Sweet oranges (Citrus sinensis L. Osb.) are highly susceptible to CiLV, while mandarins (C. reticulata Blanco) and some of their hybrids have higher tolerance or resistance to this disease. The mechanisms involved in the resistance and its i...
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- b41846a0-a122-5ff2-9847-47aa85f15fde
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- 10.1007/s10681-009-9950-3
