The VIRCA Project: Virus resistant cassava for Africa

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Nigel J.
dc.contributor.authorHalsey, Mark
dc.contributor.authorGaitán-Solís, Eliana
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Paul
dc.contributor.authorGichuki, Simon
dc.contributor.authorMiano, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorBua, Anton
dc.contributor.authorAlicai, Titus
dc.contributor.authorFauquet, Claude M.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-25T20:24:29Z
dc.date.available2022-06-25T20:24:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe VIRCA (Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa) project is a collaborative program between the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, USA the National Crops Resources Research Institute, Uganda and the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya. VIRCA is structured to include all aspects of the intellectual property, technology, regulatory, biosafety, quality control, communication and distribution components required for a GM crop development and delivery process. VIRCA's goal is to improve cassava for resistance to the viral diseases cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) using pathogen-derived RNAi technology, and to field test, obtain regulatory approval for and deliver these products to small landholder farmers. During Phase I of the project, proof of concept was achieved by production and testing of virus resistant plants under greenhouse and confined field trials in East Africa. In VIRCA Phase II, two farmer-preferred varieties will be modified for resistance to CBSD and CMD, and lead events identified after molecular and field screening. In addition to delivery of royalty-free improved planting materials for farmers, VIRCA capacity building activities are enhancing indigenous capability for crop biotechnology in East Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, NJ, Halsey, M., Gaitán-Solís, E., Anderson, P., Gichuki, S., Miano, D., ... & Fauquet, CM (2012). The VIRCA Project: virus resistant cassava for Africa. GM Crops & Food , 3 (2), 93-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/gmcr.19144en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4161/gmcr.19144
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4090
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGM Crops & Fooden_US
dc.subjectCassavaen_US
dc.subjectCassava mosaic diseaseen_US
dc.subjectCassava brown streak diseaseen_US
dc.subjectVIRCAen_US
dc.subjectRNAien_US
dc.subjectVirus resistanceen_US
dc.subjectConfined field trialen_US
dc.titleThe VIRCA Project: Virus resistant cassava for Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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