Development and Application of Attenuated Plant Viruses as Biological Control Agents in Japan

In 1929, it was reported that yellowing symptoms caused by a tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) yellow mosaic isolate were suppressed in tobacco plants that were systemically infected with a TMV light green isolate. Similar to vaccination, the phenomenon of cross-protection involves a whole plant being infe...

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Tomitaka, Yoshifumi Shimomoto, Bo-Song Ryang, Kazusa Hayashi, Tomoka Oki, Momoko Matsuyama, Ken-Taro Sekine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/4/517