Field resistance of transgenic plantain to nematodes has potential for future African food security

Plant parasitic nematodes impose losses of up to 70% on plantains and cooking bananas in Africa. Application of nematicides is inappropriate and resistant cultivars are unavailable. Where grown, demand for plantain is more than for other staple crops. Confined field testing demonstrated that transge...

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Autores principales: Tripathi, Leena, Babirye, Annet, Roderick, Hugh, Tripathi, Jaindra N., Changa, Charles, Urwin, Peter E., Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K., Coyne, Danny, Atkinson, Howard J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25634654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep08127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4311252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25634654
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep08127

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