Perennial crops, such as fruit trees, are infected by many viruses, which are transmitted
through vegetative propagation and grafting of infected plant material. Some of these …

RNA silencing, an evolutionarily conserved and sequence-specific gene-inactivation
system, has a pivotal role in antiviral defense in most eukaryotic organisms. In plants, a class …

Tristeza is one of the destructive diseases of citrus causing by citrus tristeza virus (CTV).
Historically, CTV has been associated with serious outbreaks of quick decline of citrus …

Citrus sudden death (CSD) has caused the death of approximately four million orange trees
in a very important citrus region in Brazil. Although its etiology is still not completely clear …

Strain differentiating marker profiles of citrus tristeza virus (CTV) isolates from California
have shown the presence of multiple genotypes. To better define the genetic diversity …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) is a powerful tool employed by plant virologists for the
detection of viruses, the characterization of virus genomes and the study of host-pathogen …

Simple Summary Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is the causal agent of one of the most serious
diseases of citrus and is described to be vectored by several aphid species. There have …

The control of tristeza quick decline (QD) of citrus is based on the use of rootstocks that are
tolerant or resistant to the Citrus tristeza virus (CTV), but some of them show bio-agronomic …

Mandarin orange is economically one of the most important fruit crops in Bhutan. However,
in recent years, orange productivity has dropped due to severe infection of citrus tristeza …

Citrus are affected by many viruses and viroids, some globally widespread and some
restricted to particular countries or areas. In this study, we simulated the use of high …