Transgenic strategies to confer resistance against viruses in rice plants

Transgenic strategies to confer resistance against viruses in rice plants

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is cultivated in more than 100 countries and supports nearly half of the world’s population. Developing efficient methods to control rice viruses is thus an urgent necessity because viruses cause serious losses in rice yield. Most rice viruses are transmitted by insect vectors...

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Main Authors: Takahide eSasaya, Eiko eNakazono-Nagaoka, Hiroaki eSaika, Hideyuki eAoki, Akihiro eHiraguri, Osamu eNetsu, Tamaki Uehara Ichiki, Masatoshi eOnuki, Seiichi eToki, Koji eSaito, Osamu eYatou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Reoviridae
RNA Interference
Tenuivirus
transgenic rice
forage rice cultivar
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00409/full

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