Genomic Characterization of the Cacao Swollen Shoot Virus Complex and other Theobroma Cacao-Infecting Badnaviruses

The cacao swollen shoot disease of Theobroma cacao L. (cacao) is caused by Cacao swollen shoot virus (CSSV; genus, Badnavirus, family, Caulimoviridae). The virus is endemic to West Africa, where it poses a serious threat to cocoa production. Despite efforts to control CSSV spread by replacement of i...

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Main Author: Chingandu, Nomatter
Other Authors: Brown, Judith K.
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621859
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/621859