Category: Research project
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Role Of Candidate Genes In Aphid Virulence And Transmission
Cereal aphids (CA) and aphid-transmitted barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), the most destructive pandemic pathogen of monocots, cause an estimated annual economic loss of over $1 billion to staple food crops worldwide. Three predominant species in the cereal aphid complex are greenbug (Gb), bird cherry-oat aphid (BCOA) and English grain aphid (EGA). Our lab is collaborating…
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Wheat Curl Mite-Transmitted Wheat Streak Mosaic And Triticum Mosaic Viruses
The wheat curl mite (WCM, Aceria tosichella, Keifer) is an eriophyid mite species complex of at least 29 different genetic lineages. Of which, Type 1 and Type 2 are economically significant as pests of bread wheat in Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and the Middle East, especially because of their ability to transmit a range…
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Thrips-Transmitted Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
Thrips-transmitted tomato spotted wilt virus is unquestionably one of the most devastating pest-disease complexes for growers in Texas and globally. Since the first report of the ‘spotted wilt’ disease of tomato published in 1915 in Australia, tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has become a pandemic virus with an estimated economic impact over $1 billion annually.…
