Potyviruses are the largest group of plant infecting RNA viruses that cause significant losses
in a wide range of crops across the globe. The majority of viruses in the genus Potyvirus are …

This review includes a table showing the pest impact rating of the many principal arthropod
species that attack various parts of the soyabean plant in the 6 major agroecological regions …

The diverse ecological and epidemiological factors which determine virus infection of
vegetable crops are discussed. These include the sources and spread of viruses, together …

Plant viruses are an important constraint to crop production world‐wide. Rarely have plant
virologists, vector entomologists and crop specialists worked together in search of …

Since the discovery of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, in North America in
the summer of 2000, a great deal of interest has developed in the biology, ecology, and …

weet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.; Convolvulaceae (= Morning Glory)), with an annual world
production of 122 million metric tons (21), ranks fourth in importance in the developing world …

Taxonomy Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) is a species within the genus Potyvirus, family
Potyviridae, which includes almost one‐quarter of all known plant RNA viruses affecting …

After clarifying the relationship between the closely related concepts of ecology and
epidemiology as they are used in plant virology, this article provides a historical perspective …

This chapter reviews the movement of agriculturally important aphids. It includes information
on how different morphs and life stages redistribute themselves in response to intrinsic …

The progress of nonpersistently transmitted virus epidemics can be substantially altered by
the degree of aphid attraction and preference for virus-infected plants. Our objective was to …