Efficient virus-induced gene silencing in apple, pear and Japanese pear using <it>Apple latent spherical virus </it>vectors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an effective technology for the analysis of gene functions in plants. Though there are many reports on virus vectors for VIGS in plants, no VIGS vectors available for <it>Rosaceae </it&...

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Main Authors: Yoshikawa Nobuyuki, Yamagishi Noriko, Sasaki Shintarou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Plant Methods
Online Access:http://www.plantmethods.com/content/7/1/15