Characterization of a new potyvirus causing mosaic and flower variegation in Catharanthus roseus in Brazil

Characterization of a new potyvirus causing mosaic and flower variegation in Catharanthus roseus in Brazil

Catharanthus roseus is a perennial, evergreen herb in the family Apocynaceae, which is used as ornamental and for popular medicine to treat a wide assortment of human diseases. This paper describes a new potyvirus found causing mosaic symptom, foliar malformation and flower variegation in C. roseus....

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Main Authors: Sheila Conceição Maciel, Ricardo Ferreira da Silva, Marcelo Silva Reis, Adriana Salomão Jadão, Daniel Dias Rosa, José Segundo Giampan, Elliot Watanabe Kitajima, Jorge Alberto Marques Rezende, Luis Eduardo Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-12-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
Subjects:
RT-PCR
Apocynaceae
periwinkle
diagnose
genome sequencing
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162011000600013

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