Plant viral diseases are the foremost threat to sustainable agriculture, leading to several
billion dollars in losses every year. Many viruses infecting several crops have been …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies have become indispensable tools
assisting plant virus diagnostics and research thanks to their ability to detect any plant virus …

High‐throughput sequencing (HTS) is a powerful tool that enables the simultaneous
detection and potential identification of any organisms present in a sample. The growing …

RNA interference (RNAi)-based antiviral defense generates small interfering RNAs that
represent the entire genome sequences of both RNA and DNA viruses as well as viroids …

Background High-throughput sequencing (HTS) has been applied successfully for virus and
viroid discovery in many agricultural crops leading to the current drive to apply this …

Potato virus Y (PVY) is the most economically important virus infecting cultivated potato
(Solanum tuberosum L.). Accurate diagnosis is crucial to regulate the trade of tubers and for …

Virus and viroid-free apple rootstocks are necessary for large-scale nursery propagation of
apple (Malus domestica) trees. Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) and Apple chlorotic leaf …

Recent metagenomic studies have provided an unprecedented wealth of data, which are
revolutionizing our understanding of virus diversity. A redrawn landscape highlights viruses …

High throughput sequencing technologies accelerated the pace of discovery and
identification of new viral species. Nevertheless, biological characterization of a new virus is …

Sustainable production of pome fruit crops is dependent upon having virus-free planting
materials. The production and distribution of plants derived from virus-and viroid-negative …