BACKGROUND Saccharum species such as sugarcane and energy cane are key players in the expanding bioeconomy for sugars, bioenergy, and production of high-value proteins. Genomic tools such as culm-regulated promoters would be of great value in terms of improving biomass characteristics through enhanced carbon metabolism for sugar accumulation and/or fiber content for biofuel feedstock. Unlike th...

alfalfa crops were surveyed for the incidence of alfalfa mosaic virus (amv), cucumber mosaic virus (cmv), peanut stunt virus (psv), bean leaf roll virus (blrv), bean yellow mosaic virus (bymv) and bean common mosaic virus (bcmv) in the major growing areas in the southeast and central regions of iran. samples were collected between may 2009 and march 2011 and analyzed for viral infection initial...

Sugarcane Mosaic Virus (SCMV) causes one of the most severe virus diseases in maize worldwide, resulting in reduced grain and forage yield in susceptible cultivars. In this study, two association panels consisting of 94 inbred lines each, from China and the U.S., were characterized for resistance to two isolates: SCMV-Seehausen and SCMV-BJ. The population structure of both association panels wa...

Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV), a member of the genus Polerovirus in family Luteoviridae, causes severe damage and represents great threat to sugarcane cultivation sugar industry development. In this study, inoculation Nicotiana benthamiana plants with potato X (PVX)-based vector carrying SCYLV P0 gene induced typical mosaic, rolling symptoms was associated hypersensitive-like response (HL...