Although the experiments did not result in complete mortality and developmental arrest of all the nymphs on the leaves, highly significant number of nymphs did show phenotypic abnormalities, suggesting that the plant-mediated TRV silencing is an effective approach for dsRNA delivery by feeding in the plant phloem.
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Plant-Mediated Silencing of the Whitefly <i>Bemisia tabaci</i> Cyclophilin B and Heat Shock Protein 70 Impairs Insect Development and Virus Transmission.
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