VIRTIGATION

Plant-virus-vector
interactions

Objectives

The main objective of this research focus is to enhance the understanding of interactions between viruses and their plant hosts, especially in the case of tomatoes and cucurbits.

The plant-virus-vector interactions research focus of VIRTIGATION will concentrate in this regard in particular on the tobamovirus Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and the begomovirus Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) with its associated DNA satellites.

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