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First all-African produced genetically engineered maize is resistant to maize streak virus

07-08-2007 · EurekAlert!

In research that will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Chicago (July 7-11, 2007), South African scientists developed a transgenic maize variety resistant to maize streak virus. The transmission of MSV by a leafhopper is exacerbated during drought conditions, resulting in devastated crops over large areas. The technology can potentially be adapted to other crops that are also infected by geminiviruses like MSV.

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