Use of attenuated tomato brown rugose fruit virus for protecting crops against same virus
AssigneeState of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization
InventorsAviv DOMBROVSKY, Elisheva SMITH, Oded LACHMAN, Neta LURIA
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of agriculture and more particularly to the use of attenuated ToBRFV mutants for cross-protecting Tm-22 resistant tomato varieties against ToBRFV infection and reducing disease symptoms. Also provided are methods of protecting agricultural crops such as tomatoes against said virus.
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Use of β-irradiated tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) mutants for cross-protection against same virus in Tm-22 resistant crop plants.
A method of protecting plants against ToBRFV infection, which comprises using attenuated ToBRFV strains for cross-protecting the plants against disease manifestation of ToBRFV or a synergic mixture of ToBRFV and mild PepMV isolates.
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