The exploding availability of genome and EST-based sequences from grasses requires a
technology that allows rapid functional analysis of the multitude of genes that these …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is one of the reverse genetics tools for analysis of gene
function that uses viral vectors carrying a target gene fragment to produce dsRNA which …

Reverse genetics has proven to be a powerful approach to elucidating gene function in
plants, particularly in Arabidopsis. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is one such method …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a very useful research tool for rapid creation of gene
knockdown phenotypes that can be used to assess plant gene function (Kumagai et al …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an RNA-mediated reverse genetics technique that
has become an effective tool to investigate gene function in plants. Cotton is one of the most …

Virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an effective technology that exploits an antiviral
defense mechanism in plants. It is a recently developed gene transcript suppression …

With the completion of crop genome sequencing, a large number of genes' functions
affecting important agronomic traits of crops are waiting to be discovered. Due to the lack of …

Virus‐induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a recently developed gene transcript suppression
technique for characterizing the function of plant genes. The approach involves cloning a …

Plants are amazing organisms to study, some are important sources for pharmaceuticals,
and others can help to elucidate molecular mechanisms required for a plant's development …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) has been shown to be of great potential in plant
reverse genetics. Advantages of VIGS over other approaches, such as T-DNA or transposon …