Epidemic hits vegetable production in Jamaica
SINCE THE 1990s, the production of some vegetable crops in Jamaica has been reduced due to whitefly transmitted geminiviruses. Geminiviruses are plant viruses that cause epidemics in food crops. Using biotechnology, more than 20 viruses from Jamaica...
Meet the Geminivirus Scene Investigators (GSI)
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES THE GEMINIVIRUS research group, now led by Dr. Marcia Roye, has been in existence since 1992. The general aim of the group has been to identify the geminiviruses infecting local plants, particularly crops, as a first step...
How to become a GSI
THE GSI at the Biotechnology Centre at UWI are always on the lookout for plants showing symptoms of geminivirus infection. You can become a GSI by helping us locate infected plants. Below are descriptions of symptoms of geminivirus infection.
The insect culprits
WHITEFLIES (Bemisia tabaci) transmit geminiviruses from one plant to another. They are known to feed on at least 300 plants including cabbage, tomato, pepper and cauliflower, causing damage to the plant. Additionally, they produce honeydew...
OUR SERVICES - Analytical services
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS such as pest and diseases are major concerns to all farmers as they have the capability of reducing the revenues a farmer can achieve. To protect revenue, farmers use several pesticides and insecticides to control...
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