RNA interference (RNAi) is a biological process in which small RNA (sRNA) molecules
sequence-specifically silence gene expression at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional …

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 …

Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) often accompanies a short RNA molecule called a satellite
RNA (satRNA). When infected with CMV in the presence of Y-satellite RNA (Y-sat), tobacco …

Potato, the world's most popular crop is reported to provide a food source for nearly a billion
people. It is prone to a number of biotic stressors that affect yield and quality, out of which …

Aphids severely affect crop production by transmitting many plant viruses. Viruses are
obligate intracellular pathogens that mostly depend on vectors for their transmission and …

CRISPR-Cas9 technology is a very efficient functional analysis tool and has been
developed in several insects to edit their genome through injection of eggs with guide RNAs …

Crop plants suffer severe yield losses due to the significant damages caused by aphids.
RNA interference (RNAi) technology is a versatile and environmentally friendly method for …

Highlights•Each step of vector transmission constrains viral populations, from molecular to
ecosystem scale.•Viruses must specifically interact with and efficiently encounter their …

Many persistent transmitted plant viruses, including rice stripe virus (RSV), cause serious
damage to crop production worldwide. Although many reports have indicated that a …

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 …