Genetic Variability and Evolutionary Dynamics of Papaya Ringspot Virus and Papaya Leaf Distortion Mosaic Virus Infecting Feral Papaya in Hainan Island

• Published in: Phytopathology p. PHYTO01240022R
• Main Authors: Yang, Mu-Zhi, Hao, Zhi-Gang, Ren, Zhen-Tao, Tang, Rui, Wu, Qing-Hua, Zhou, Li-Ying, Hu, Yu-Juan, Guo, Jing-Yuan, Chen, Yi, Guo, Yun-Ling, Liu, Biao, Liu, Lai-Pan, Xue, Kun, Jia, Rui-Zong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2024
• Subjects: genetic diversity; papaya ringspot virus; papaya leaf distortion mosaic virus; feral papaya plants; geographical population

Commercialized genetically modified (GM) papaya cultivars have protected papaya from the devastating disease caused by papaya ringspot virus (PRSV). However, papaya leaf distortion mosaic virus (PLDMV), which causes similar infection symptoms but is serologically distinct from PRSV, was found to be...