Vat, an amazing gene conferring resistance to aphids and viruses they carry: from molecular structure to field effects

We review half a century of research on Cucumis melo resistance to Aphis gossypii from molecular to field levels. The Vat gene is unique in conferring resistance to both A. gossypii and the viruses it transmits. This double phenotype is aphid clone-dependent and has been observed in 25 melon accessi...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Boissot, Alexandra Schoeny, Flavie Vanlerberghe-Masutti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01420/full