Virus-Resistant and Susceptible Responses in Eggplant (Solanum melongena) (IMAGE)
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Scientists at Kindai University, Japan, have identified a genetic mechanism that enables eggplant to resist begomovirus infection. Their study showed that plants carrying the Eggplant yellow leaf curl disease virus resistance 1 (Ey-1) gene, No.820, remained healthy and accumulated far less viral DNA, while susceptible plants (No.47) developed severe leaf curling and disease symptoms. This clear contrast highlights how a single gene can determine whether eggplants resist or succumb to viral infection.
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Associate Professor Sota Koeda from Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Japan
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