Boyce Thompson Institute: Michelle Heck Receives Grant to Study Devastating Crop Viruses
September 19, 2020
September 19, 2020
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 19 -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news:
Plant viruses in the Luteoviridae family devastate many crop varieties, including potatoes, small grains and cotton. The viruses are spread by sap-sucking aphids, which transmit the pathogen into a plant's vasculature as they feed. Unfortunately, no adequate strategies exist to control these viruses.
BTI's Michelle Heck and Joshua Chappie of Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medic . . .
Plant viruses in the Luteoviridae family devastate many crop varieties, including potatoes, small grains and cotton. The viruses are spread by sap-sucking aphids, which transmit the pathogen into a plant's vasculature as they feed. Unfortunately, no adequate strategies exist to control these viruses.
BTI's Michelle Heck and Joshua Chappie of Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medic . . .