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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: McQuaid CF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5528833 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS computational biology 20170726 7
Trade or sharing that moves infectious planting material between farms can, for vertically-transmitted plant diseases, act as a significant force for dispersal of pathogens, particularly where the extent of material movement may be greater than that of infected vectors or inoculum. The network over which trade occurs will then effect dispersal, and is important to consider when attempting to control the disease. We consider the difference that planting material exchange can make to successful co ...[more]