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Scientists develop viral-immune tomato
Scientists working on reverse-engineering the genetics of the tomato have induced a mutation which switches on immunity against two potyviruses that plague not only tomato growers, but many other crops grown around the globe.
This discovery could lead to developing lines of breeding stock that aren't only resistant to disease but are completely immune to them.  "The potyvirus group (named for its prototypical member, potato virus Y or PVY) is the largest of the 34 plant virus groups and families currently recognized. This group contains at least 180 definitive and possible members (30% of all known plant viruses) which cause significant losses in agricultural, pastural, horticultural and ornamental crops." The article attached below, recently published on PLoS ONE, is authored using scientific terminology but may be of interest to some folks here.
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June 26, 2010
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky 6a
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That's awesome news. Alot of hard work beginning to pay off.
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