Principles of Plant Virology: Genome, Pathogenicity, Virus EcologyS Astier Plant genetic engineering has revolutionized our ability to produce genetically improved plant varieties. A large portion of our major crops have undergone genetic improvement through the use of recombinant DNA techniques in which microorganisms play a vital role. The cross-kingdom transfer of genes to incorporate novel phenotypes into plants has utilized microbes at every step-from cloning and characterization of a gene to the production of a genetically engineered plant. This book covers the important aspects of Microbial Biotechnology in Agriculture and Aquaculture with and aim to improve crop yield. |
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Acknowledgment | 1 |
Viral Structures | 11 |
Synthesis of Viral Proteins | 35 |
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activity amino acids antibodies aphids Begomovirus Bromovirus capsid capsid protein Carmovirus Caulimoviridae Caulimovirus cell-to-cell movement cellular coat protein coding codon Comoviridae crops Cucumber mosaic virus Cucumovirus cytoplasmic disease domain double-stranded dwarf virus encapsidation enzymes expression function Geminiviridae genera genetic genome genomic RNA Genus helicase host infected plants inoculation interaction kDa protein Luteovirus mechanism membrane messenger molecular molecule motifs mottle virus movement protein mutations necrosis necrotic negative strand nucleic acid nucleotides observed pathogenicity phloem plant viruses plasmodesmata Polerovirus polyprotein positive strand Potato virus Potexvirus Potyviridae Potyvirus protoplasts readthrough recombination region replicase replication complex resistance genes ribosomes RNA viruses seed sequence single-stranded strains subgenomic RNA subunits symptoms synthesis Tenuivirus Tobacco mosaic virus Tobamovirus Tobravirus tomato Tospovirus transcription transgenic plants translation transmission transmitted Tymovirus Type species vector viral viral genome viral particles viral proteins viral RNA virion viroid Virol Virology virulence vitro