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Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV
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| author | Owor, Betty Elizabeth |
| author2 | Thomson, Jennifer Ann |
| author_browse | Owor, Betty Elizabeth Thomson, Jennifer Ann |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4315 Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV Owor, Betty Elizabeth Thomson, Jennifer Ann Shepherd, Dionne Cell Biology Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-197). Maize streak virus (MSV: Family Geminiviridae, Genus Mastrevirus) is the causal agent of maize streak disease (MSD) that contributes significantly to low maize yields in Africa, thereby threatening food security of sub-Saharan Africa’s poorest people. In Uganda, MSD has been identified as one of the most important constraints to maize production. In order to have a better understanding of the disease in that country, this thesis set out to establish MSD levels in farmers’ fields; develop a new sampling and virus isolation method; assess the diversity of MSVs throughout Uganda; and, through the cloning of sampled virus genomes, to determine the genetic characteristics of different isolates. In addition, this study also included an assessment of RNA silencing as a resistance strategy against MSV. 2014-07-30T17:40:38Z 2014-07-30T17:40:38Z 2008 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4315 eng application/pdf Department of Molecular and Cell Biology Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Cell Biology Owor, Betty Elizabeth Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV |
| title_full | Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV |
| title_fullStr | Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV |
| title_short | Maize streak virus (MSV) diversity in Uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to MSV |
| title_sort | maize streak virus msv diversity in uganda and the assessment of gene silencing as a tool for development of resistance to msv |
| topic | Cell Biology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4315 |
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