This chapter reviews the production, distribution and taxonomy of citrus crops, together with
the distribution, importance, aetiology, epidemiology and control of their diseases. Most …

Citrus is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia and horticulturally desirable clonal
selections have been clonally cultivated for hundreds of years. While some citrus species …

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) assay was developed to detect six RNA and
one DNA citrus virus: Citrus leaf rugose virus (CLRV), Citrus psorosis virus (CPsV), Citrus …

A single real-time multiplex reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-
qPCR) assay for the simultaneous detection of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), Citrus psorosis …

Two novel negative-stranded (ns) RNA viruses were identified by high throughput
sequencing in grapevine. The genomes of both viruses, named grapevine Muscat rose virus …

Big-vein is a widespread and damaging disease of lettuce, transmitted through soil by the
chytrid fungus Olpidium brassicae, and generally supposed to be caused by Lettuce big …

Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) causes a severe mosaic symptom of
watermelon and cucumber, and can be transmitted via infected cucumber seeds, leaves and …

Citrus psorosis virus (CPsV), genus Ophiovirus, causes a bark scaling disease of citrus.
CPsV virions are kinked filaments with three negative‐stranded RNA molecules (vRNA) and …

Citrus psorosis is a serious and widespread disease associated with citrus psorosis virus
(CPsV), a novel filamentous negative‐stranded virus in the genus Ophiovirus. Laborious …

Psorosis is a globally devastating disease of citrus caused by an infectious filamentous
ophiovirus, Citrus psorosis virus (CPsV), which causes annual losses of about 5% and a …