Plant viruses cause considerable economic losses and are a threat for sustainable
agriculture. The frequent emergence of new viral diseases is mainly due to international …

Detection and diagnosis of plant viruses has included serological laboratory tests since the
1960s. Relatively little work was done on serological detection of plant pathogenic bacteria …

This review provides an informative and broad overview of orchid biotechnology, addressing
several important aspects such as molecular systematics, modern breeding, in vitro …

▪ Abstract Awareness of crop biosecurity and phytosanitation has been heightened since
9/11 and the unresolved anthrax releases in October 2001. Crops are highly vulnerable to …

Reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT–PCR) was used for detection and
identification of three cucumoviruses (cucumber mosaic virus, CMV; peanut stunt virus, PSV; …

A real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay based on TaqMan™
chemistry was developed for the detection and quantification of tomato spotted wilt virus …

Hippeastrum hybridum is an important bulbous flower plant in world floriculture, which are
propagated conventionally by the technique known as double or twin scales to obtain plants …

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 …

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is transmitted in a persistent propagative manner by
Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips. While it is well established that vector …

The detection, distribution, molecular and biological properties, vector relations and control
of tospoviruses present in Australia, including T omato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), Capsicum …