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Integration of two genes: A valuable strategy for developing virus-resistant tomatoes

  • April 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Integration of two genes: A valuable strategy for developing virus-resistant tomatoes
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD), caused by begomoviruses, is a global problem in tomato production, affecting yield. While introduction of resistance genes is one of the strategies to control TYLCD, introduction of a single Ty-gene is inadequate in providing full protection against begomoviruses.

Originally published at Phys.org

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