Biological control is considered as a promising alternative to pesticide and plant resistance
to manage plant diseases, but a better understanding of the interaction of its natural and …

The large genetic and structural divergences between plants and fungi may hinder the
transmission of viruses between these two kingdoms to some extent. However, recent …

Viruses cause epidemics on all major cultures of agronomic importance, representing a
serious threat to global food security. As strict intracellular pathogens, they cannot be …

Potyviruses are the largest group of plant infecting RNA viruses that cause significant losses
in a wide range of crops across the globe. The majority of viruses in the genus Potyvirus are …

The soil microbiome comprises one of the most important and complex components of all
terrestrial ecosystems as it harbors millions of microbes including bacteria, fungi, archaea …

Acquisition and transmission by an insect vector is central to the infection cycle of the
majority of plant pathogenic viruses. Plant viruses can interact with their insect host in a …

Viruses are estimated to be responsible for approximately 50% of the emerging plant
diseases, which are difficult to control, and in some cases, there is no cure. It is essential to …

The presence of viruses that spread to both plant and fungal populations in nature has
posed intriguingly scientific question. We found a negative-strand RNA virus related to …

Since the discovery of Tobacco mosaic virus nearly 120 years ago, most studies on viruses
have focused on their roles as pathogens. Virus ecology takes a different look at viruses …

Plant viruses are known to infect most economically important crops and pose a major threat
to global food security. Currently, few resistant host phenotypes have been delineated, and …