Over 30 viruses infecting sweetpotato, assigned to 9 families, have been identified (Table 1):
Bromoviridae (1 virus), Bunyaviridae (1), Caulimoviridae (3), Closteroviridae (1) …

The genus Crinivirus includes the whitefly-transmitted members of the family
Closteroviridae. Whitefly-transmitted viruses have emerged as a major problem for world …

We report the first identification of novel viruses, and sequence of an entire viral genome, by
a single step of high-throughput parallel sequencing of small RNAs from diseased, as well …

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the most important crops in the world, and its
production rate is mainly decreased by the sweet potato virus disease (SPVD) caused by the …

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is an important subsistence and famine reserve crop grown
in developing countries where Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV; Closteroviridae), a …

Viruses are obligate parasites which cause a range of severe plant diseases that affect farm
productivity around the world, resulting in immense annual losses of yield. Therefore, control …

Viruses transmitted by the sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) have been detrimental to
the sustainable production of cucurbits in the southeastern USA. Surveys were conducted in …

Background Virus diseases caused by co-infection with Sweet potato feathery mottle virus
(SPFMV) and Sweetpotato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV) are a severe problem in the …

Transgenic plants expressing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) of virus origin have been
previously shown to confer resistance to virus infections through the highly conserved RNA …

Viruses are the obligatory intracellular parasites infecting microbes, plants, animals, and
humans. They are dead outside host cell but can take-over the host's cell machinery as soon …