The use of maize streak virus (MSV) replication-associated protein mutants in the development of MSV-resistant plants

Bibliography: pages 170-194. === Maize streak virus (MSV) is the type member of the Mastrevirus genus of the Geminiviridae. As the causal agent of maize streak disease (MSD), MSV is the most significant pathogen of maize in Africa, resulting in crop yield losses of up to 100%. Transmitted by leafhop...

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Main Author: Shepherd, Dionne
Other Authors: Thomson, Jennifer Ann
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20142