Update on the development of virus-resistant papaya: Virus-resistant transgenic papaya for people in rural communities of Thailand

• Main Authors: Suchirat Sakuanrungsirikul, N. Sarindu, V. Prasartsee, S. Chaikiatiyos, R. Siriyan, M. Sriwatanakul, P. Lekananon, C. Kitprasert, P. Boonsong, P. Kosiyachinda, G. Fermin, D. Gonsalves
• Other Authors: Khon Kaen Field Crop Research Center
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Nursing; Social Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/17152
• Institution: Mahidol University

Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is one of the most important and preferred crops in rural communities in Thailand. Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) is a serious disease of papaya throughout Thailand. Efforts to control the virus by various methods either have not been successful or have not resulted in sustai...