Potyviruses (viruses in the genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae) constitute the largest group
of known plant-infecting RNA viruses and include many agriculturally important viruses that …

To confer resistance against pathogens and pests in plants, typically dominant resistance
genes are deployed. However, because resistance is based on recognition of a single …

Viruses cause epidemics on all major cultures of agronomic importance, representing a
serious threat to global food security. As strict intracellular pathogens, they cannot be …

Plant viruses recruit cellular translation factors not only to translate their viral RNAs but also
to regulate their replication and potentiate their local and systemic movement. Because of …

Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites, and their replication requires host cell functions.
Although the size, composition, complexity, and functions encoded by their genomes are …

Yield stability of legume crops is constrained by a number of pest and diseases. Major
diseases are rusts, powdery and downy mildews, ascochyta blights, botrytis gray molds …

The use of genetic resistance is considered to be the most effective and sustainable
approach to the control of plant pathogens. Although most of the known natural resistance …

Cucurbitaceae is one of the most genetically diverse plant families in the world. Many of
them are important vegetables or medicinal plants and are widely distributed worldwide. The …

Recent advances in large-scale genome sequencing projects have opened up new
possibilities for the application of conventional mutation techniques in not only forward but …

Potato is the world's most important vegetable crop, with nearly 400 million tons produced
worldwide every year, lending to stability in food supply and socioeconomic impact. In …