Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is one of the most important grapevine viral diseases
affecting grapevines worldwide. The impact on vine health, crop yield, and quality is difficult …

Grapevine leafroll is the most complex and intriguing viral disease of grapevine (Vitis spp.).
Several monopartite closteroviruses (family Closteroviridae) from grapevines have been …

RNA viruses have a great potential for genetic variation, rapid evolution and adaptation.
Characterization of the genetic variation of viral populations provides relevant information on …

Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is arguably the most important virus disease of grapevine,
economically on par with the foremost fungal and bacterial maladies of grapevine. This …

Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) is caused by a complex of several virus species
(grapevine leafroll-associated viruses, GLRaV) in the family Closteroviridae. Because of its …

Background Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) is the main contributing agent
of leafroll disease worldwide. Four of the six GLRaV-3 variant groups known have been …

Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-3 (GLRaV-3) is a major constraint on profitable
grapevine cultivation. The virus is transmitted efficiently by mealybugs and soft scale insects …

The evolutionary history of the exclusively grapevine (Vitis spp.) infecting, grapevine leafroll-
associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) has not been studied extensively, partly due to limited …

A survey of viruses affecting grapevine in the wine regions of the Western Cape Province in
South Africa was conducted. The survey determined the relative abundance of five different …

Accurate detection and quantitation of viruses can be beneficial to plant–virus interaction
studies. In this study, three SYBR green real-time RT-PCR assays were developed to …