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Characteristics of viroids infecting horticultural plants

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Acknowledgments

I am grateful to Dr. S. Tsuda, Dr. T. Usugi, and Dr. Fujisawa at NARO Agricultural Research Center for their technical advice and valuable suggestions. I also convey my appreciation for the support and encouragement of many other researchers of NARO and the Yokohama Plant Protection Station, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries of Japan.

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Matsushita, Y. Characteristics of viroids infecting horticultural plants. J Gen Plant Pathol 82, 342–343 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-016-0676-5

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