Seal, Susan ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 , Turaki, Aliyu, Muller, Emmanuelle, Kumar, P. Lava, Kenyon, Lawrence, Filloux, Denis, Galzi, Serge, Lopez-Montes, Antonio and Iskra-Caruana, Marie-Line (2014) The prevalence of badnaviruses in West African yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata) and evidence of endogenous pararetrovirus sequences in their genomes. Virus Research, 186. pp. 144-154. ISSN 0168-1702 (Print), 1872-7492 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2014.01.007)

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Abstract

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is an important vegetatively-propagated staple crop in West Africa. Viruses are pervasive in yam worldwide, decreasing growth and yield, as well as hindering the international movement of germplasm. Badnaviruses have been reported to be the most prevalent in yam, and genomes of some other badnaviruses are known to be integrated in their host plant species. However, it was not clear if a similar scenario occurs in Dioscorea yam. This study was conducted to verify the prevalence of badnaviruses, and determine if badnavirus genomes are integrated in the yam genome.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	1] Acknowledgements (funding): Funding for this project was from a combination of sources; authors were generally 'core'-funded by their associated employing institutions, with the exception of Aliyu Turaki who received funding from Kebbi State Government, Nigeria as well as partial research support funding from a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded project entitled ‘Yam Improvement for Incomes and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA, 2011–2016) granted to IITA, Nigeria. [2] In: Virus Research, Volume 186, 24 June 2014 - Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium Ecology, evolution and control of plant viruses and their vectors.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Badnavirus; Dioscorea yam; ELISA; Endogenous pararetroviruses; Immunosorbent electron microscopy; PCR
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Agriculture, Health & Environment Department
Last Modified:	13 May 2019 12:31
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/13930

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