Beyond their own commercial potential, highland papayas (Vasconcellea spp.) bear genes
for resistances against important diseases, cold hardiness, and monoecy, which are absent …

In spite of their widespread occurrence, only few host jumps by plant viruses have been
evidenced and the molecular bases of even fewer have been determined. A combination of …

Papaya ringspot virus type P (PRSV‐P) systemically infects Carica papaya and species
belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae. Attempts to recover PRSV‐P from naturally infected …

The “Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) cluster” of cucurbit-infecting potyviruses contains five
acknowledged species that have similar biological, serological and molecular properties …

During the past decade, knowledge of pathogen life history has greatly benefited from the
advent and development of molecular epidemiology. This branch of epidemiology uses …

Isolates of papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) were obtained from plants of pumpkin (Cucurbita
spp.) or cucumber (Cucumis sativus) showing mosaic symptoms growing at Zage in Goroka …

Papaya ringspot virus biotype-P is a detrimental pathogen of economically important papaya
and cucurbits worldwide. The mutation prone feature of this virus perhaps accounts for its …

A mild isolate of Papaya ringspot virus type-P, abbreviated as PRSV-mild, from Ecuador was
sequenced and characterized. The most distinguishing symptom induced by PRSV-mild was …

Viruses pose major global challenges to crop production as infections reduce the yield and
quality of harvested products, hinder germplasm exchange, increase financial inputs, and …

Orchard and garden papaya crops grown in 47 Cuban municipalities were surveyed from
2008 to 2013, revealing the widespread distribution of papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) in …