Dwarfing is an important agricultural trait for intensive cultivation and effective orchard
management in modern fruit orchards. Commercial citrus production relies on grafting with …

Plant viral satellites fall under the category of subviral agents. Their genomes are composed
of small RNA or DNA molecules a few hundred nucleotides in length and contain an …

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 …

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 …

Most hops are produced in Europe; therefore, it is alarming that the citrus bark cracking
viroid (CBCVd), the causal agent of the severe hop stunt disease, was detected in different …

Citrus are natural hosts of several viroid species. Citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd) and Hop
stunt viroid (HSVd) are the causal agents of two well-known diseases of citrus, exocortis and …

The term 'transmissible small nuclear ribonucleic acids'(TsnRNAs) describes well‐
characterised viroid RNA species that do not induce any pronounced disease syndromes in …

Viruses and viroids pose a significant challenge in citriculture, and their control is crucial for
plant health. This study evaluated the effectiveness of in vitro thermotherapy combined with …

Citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd) and hop stunt viroid (HSVd) are the main viroids circulating in
all citrus-growing areas worldwide, and causing two well-known diseases on citrus trees; …

Abstract Background Citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd) and Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) are
commonly found simultaneously infecting different citrus cultivars in Taiwan. A crucial …