Technologies
Title: | Nucleic acid based diagnostics for banana viruses |
Area: | Agricultural Sciences, Life Sciences & Biotechnology |
Sub Area: | Plant virology |
Focus Area: | Molecular biology |
Developing Agency: | National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu, 620102 |
Technology Readiness Index: | Technology developed |
Email: | director.nrcb@icar.gov.in |
| Website Link : | http://nrcb.res.in/technology-portal.php |
Brief Description
Description : | Bananas are affected by four major viruses. These viruses cause serious diseases and are a major constraint to banana tissue culture industry. In quality production of tissue culture banana plants, virus indexing plays a major role to ensure the plants are free from viruses. |