Low virus diversity and spread in wild Capsicum spp. accessions from Ecuador under natural inoculum pressure

In this study, 56 wildCapsicum spp. accessions from Ecuador that were under natural inoculum pressure for six months were screened for virus infections by RNA sequencing. These plants exhibited low virus diversity in comparison to a commercial pepper cultivar that was used as a susceptible host. Subjecting numerous plants to natural infection prior to artificial assays may indicate promising accessions to track within virus/vector resistance breeding programs.
Source: Archives of Virology - Category: Virology Source Type: research