PhD position to investigate plant resistance to DNA viruses KU Leuven
Plant DNA viruses, including Geminiviridae and Nanoviridae, are pathogens of economic and food security importance because they are the causal agent of viral diseases in several staple crops. A few genes conferring various resistance levels against geminiviruses, some being dominant or partially dominant, have been used in Solanaceae breeding programmes. Progress in genome sequencing and assembly is providing new opportunities to identify ...