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A study of South African strains of the sugarcane mosaic potyvirus (SCMV) identified by sequence analysis of the 5' region of the coat protein gene

Dissertation submitted in compliance with the requirements of the Master's Degree in Technology in Biotechnology, Technikon Natal, 1999. / Sugarcane mosaic potyvirus (SCMV) IS the causal agent of the most important viral disease of sugarcane in South Africa, mosaic. Accurate knowledge of the prevalent SCMV strain(s) in the South African sugar industry is lacking and has never been determined using molecular analysis. Identification of SCMVstrains at the genomic level would provide valuable information for the development of appropriate in vitro diagnostic tests and in the genetic engineering of sugarcane for coat protein (CP) mediated resistance. / M

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:dut/oai:ir.dut.ac.za:10321/2709
Date January 1999
CreatorsGoodman, Bernadette
ContributorsHuckett, Barbara Isobel
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Format155 p

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