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First transgenic geminivirus-resistant plant in the field

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Figure 1: Development of golden mosaic disease in the transgenic (T) common bean lines engineered for resistance to BGMV-mediated RNAi compared with non-transgenic varieties (NT).

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This work was partially supported by a grant from FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos, MCT, Brazil).

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  1. Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil

    Francisco J L Aragão

  2. Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, Santo Antônio de Goiás, Brazil

    Josias C Faria

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Aragão, F., Faria, J. First transgenic geminivirus-resistant plant in the field. Nat Biotechnol 27, 1086–1088 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1209-1086

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