Essays about: "Cotton whitefly"

Found 2 essays containing the words Cotton whitefly.

1. 1. RNA silencing suppression activity encoded by plant-infecting DNA satellites from Africa

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics (until 131231)

   Author : Mi Zhou; [2012]
   Keywords : alphasatellite; betasatellite; begomovirus; Alpha-Rep; betaC1; RNA interference; suppressor activity; phylogenetic analysis;

   Abstract : Begomoviruses are whitefly-transmitted viruses, which can induce severe diseases in various vegetable, fiber and cereal crops around the world. Begomoviruses have a circular single-stranded (ss) DNA genome, and they often infect plants together with other circular ssDNA molecules, which are the so-called alphasatellites and betasatellites. READ MORE

3. 2. A risk assessment of Bemisia tabaci and its quarantine status in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Crop Science

   Author : Thilda Nilsson; [2006]
   Keywords : Bemisia tabaci; cotton whitefly; sweet potato whitefly; tobacco whitefly; quarantine pest;

   Abstract : Bemisia tabaci, the cotton whitefly, is a polyphagous pest of numerous important crops grown in subtropical and tropical areas and in greenhouses. It is considered the most important member of the whitefly family (Aleyrodidae), from an economic point of view, due to its polyphagy and ability to transmit viruses. READ MORE