RNA interference (RNAi)-based antiviral defense generates small interfering RNAs that
represent the entire genome sequences of both RNA and DNA viruses as well as viroids …

The yielding capacity of grapevine growth and the quality of the resulting product heavily
depend on the health of the cultivated plants. The phytopathogens affecting the vineyards …

A survey was performed on a Vitis cultivar collection in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Metaviromes were generated for each cultivar, using an RNAtag-seq workflow. Analysis of …

In the past decade, high-throughput sequencing (HTS) has had a major impact on virus
diversity studies as well as on diagnosis, providing an unbiased and more comprehensive …

Recently, five new viruses from the genus Vitivirus were identified and named grapevine
virus G, H, I, J and L. These viruses were targeted in a survey to evaluate their prevalence in …

The use of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technology has led to significant progress in
the identification of many viruses and their genetic variants. In this study, we used the HTS …

Next-generation sequencing of total RNA samples from four Croatian autochthonous
grapevine varieties revealed the presence of a novel virus in two grapevine accessions. The …

Sisal is a common name for different plant varieties in the genus Agave (especially Agave
sisalana) used for high-quality natural leaf fiber extraction. Despite the economic value of …

Vitiviruses are ssRNA (+) viruses in the family Betaflexiviridae (subfamily Trivirinae). There
are currently 10 ICTV recognized virus species in the genus; nevertheless, the extended use …

A novel virus, with characteristics of viruses classified within the genus Vitivirus, was
identified from a sample of Vitis vinifera cv. Chardonnay in New Zealand. The virus was …