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 …

The industrial revolution, globalization and international trade liberalization are some of the
important events that have afforded vast opportunities for invasive insect species to establish …

Virus and viroid diseases are serious constraints to the production and profitability of a wide
range of tropical crops. Many plant virus outbreaks have been recorded in the last two …

The invasive chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood poses a significant risk to many food and
ornamental crops in the Caribbean, Florida and Texas. We evaluated two species of …

Many of the world's most important food crops are grown in the tropics and major crops like
rice, maize, wheat, sorghum, barley, tomato, chillies, okra, peas, peanut, sunflower …

Chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, recently established in southeast of the United
States, poses an economic threat to a wide-range of ornamental and vegetable plants. In …

Diverse array of food legume crops (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae) have been adopted
worldwide for their protein-rich seed. Choice of legumes and their importance vary in …

Diseases caused by Tobacco streak virus (TSV) have resulted in significant crop losses in
sunflower and mung bean crops in Australia. Two genetically distinct strains from central …

Since its establishment in Florida in 2005, Scirtothrips dorsalis Hood, a highly polyphagous
species, has become an economically important pest of ornamental plants and a potentially …

Plant virus and sub-viral pathogens pose severe constraints to the production of wide range
of economically important crops worldwide. The crops raised both through true seed and …