Encounter With a Selfish Virus Sabotages Its Vector to Orient Toward Requisite Host Plant: A Case Study With Chili Leaf Curl Virus-Whitefly
Interactions of a virus with its vector and host plant have challenged entomologists, pathologists and biologists alike. Phytophagous insects depend on specific host volatile cues to locate suitable host plants for feeding and oviposition. Several studies have revealed that plant viruses modify thei...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.819023/full |