Global workshop to diagnose plant viruses from tomorrow

A five-day global workshop is being organised here from tomorrow to provide hands on training for diagnosing plant viruses at the molecular level.
The insect vector transmitted viral diseases are considered
as an emerging threat to food grains, vegetables and fruits cultivated in India and widespread occurrence of such disease may lead to 100 per cent yield loss, a TNAU release said today.
It was difficult to design control measures without understanding the epidemiology of the viral as well as its precise knowledge at the molecular level.
Hence to aid the scientists, research associates and students from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and other institutes are working to combat plant viral diseases and develop virus resistant plants, it said.

Hands on training in different molecular tools as well as lectures from both national and international experts would be the highlight of the workshop to be held at the TNAU from tomorrow.
The workshop 'Molecular Methods in plant virus diagnosis,' is jointly organised by various departments in TNAU and Plant Virus department, the Leibniz Institute, DSMG, Germany.