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Genetic transformation of crop plants to improve production and value are targets for many scientists in both university and private company laboratories. Several years ago the results of experiments was described which demonstrated that it was possible to produce virus resistant transgenic plants by expressing a gene that encoded virus capsid protein (Powell-Abel et al., 1986). Although seeds containing resistance genes have not yet reached the market place, the potential impact on crop production may be substantial.
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Beachy, R.N. (1990). Plant Transformation to Confer Resistance Against Virus Infection. In: Gustafson, J.P. (eds) Gene Manipulation in Plant Improvement II. Stadler Genetics Symposia Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7047-5_16
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