Definitions

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  • noun A symptom of various viral infections in plants.

Etymologies

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ring +‎ spot

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Examples

  • Malaysians are fortifying papaya against the devastating ringspot disease.

    Crops With Attitude 2009

  • Most Hawaiian papayas are GM, containing within themselves a vaccination-like genetic dose of the ringspot virus which decimates crops.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • Most Hawaiian papayas are GM, containing within themselves a vaccination-like genetic dose of the ringspot virus which decimates crops.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • Most Hawaiian papayas are GM, containing within themselves a vaccination-like genetic dose of the ringspot virus which decimates crops.

    The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

  • Brazilian agronomist Manoel Texeira engineered papayas to withstand ringspot virus, which causes $35 million in damages a year.

    Crisis In The Cupboard 2007

  • Leaves of plants infected with Psophocarpus ringspot mosaic virus have light-green ring spots.

    Chapter 7 1981

  • Aphis craccivora can transmit Psophocarpus ringspot mosaic virus and therefore has a dual role as pest and vector.

    Chapter 7 1981

  • These include Psophocarpus necrotic mosaic virus, Psophocarpus ringspot mosaic virus, and leaf-curl and little-leaf of unknown etiology.

    Chapter 7 1981

  • In the early 1990s, Hawaii's papaya industry was facing disaster because of the deadly papaya ringspot virus.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

  • Today, 80 percent of Hawaiian papaya is genetically engineered, and there is still no conventional or organic method to control ringspot virus.

    ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science 2010

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