A metabolomics characterisation of natural variation in the resistance of cassava to whitefly

Abstract Background Cassava whitefly outbreaks were initially reported in East and Central Africa cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) growing regions in the 1990’s and have now spread to other geographical locations, becoming a global pest severely affecting farmers and smallholder income. Whiteflies...

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Main Authors: Laura Perez-Fons, Adriana Bohorquez-Chaux, Maria L. Irigoyen, Danielle C. Garceau, Kris Morreel, Wout Boerjan, Linda L. Walling, Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Paul D. Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-2107-1