Emergence of insect-transmitted plant viruses over the past 10–20 years has been
disproportionately driven by two so-called supervectors: the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, and the …

Management of geminiviruses is a worldwide challenge because of the widespread
distribution of economically important diseases caused by these viruses. Regardless of the …

Virus disease pandemics and epidemics that occur in the world's staple food crops pose a
major threat to global food security, especially in developing countries with tropical or …

The number of virus species infecting pepper (Capsicum spp.) crops and their incidences
has increased considerably over the past 30 years, particularly in tropical and subtropical …

Key message A begomovirus resistance gene pepy-1, which encodes the messenger RNA
surveillance factor Pelota, was identified in pepper (C. annuum) through map-based cloning …

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) seriously impacts tomato production throughout
tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. It has a broad geographical distribution and …

Disease caused by Pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV) is one of the greatest threats to
pepper (Capsicum spp.) cultivation in the tropics and subtropics. Resistance to PepYLCV …

Plant viruses are the main pathogens which cause significant quality and yield losses in
tomato crops. The important viruses that infect tomatoes worldwide belong to five genera …

Begomoviruses are a major class of Geminiviruses that affects most dicotyledonous plants
and causes heavy economic losses to farmers. Early detection of begomovirus is essential …

Multipartite viruses package their genomic segments independently and mainly infect plants;
few target animals. Nanoviridae is a family of multipartite single-stranded DNA plant viruses …