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Citrus => Citrus General Discussion => Topic started by: Walt on November 11, 2021, 03:18:22 PM
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26920394/
The above link takes you to a research report on a viral vector that contains a gene that can make a seedling bloom in less than a year. The virus is transmitted by grafting a seedling onto a stock that has been lnfected with it.
This is then not transmitted via pollen, and rarely via seed.
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This was done in Spain, right? I think this came up on the forum here a few years ago. I reached out to the author (had to use Google translator, unfortunately) but I never got a response. Sure would be nice to have access to this for breeding! Because the vector is a citrus virus, though, I suspect it will never be available to normal folks.