Despite the dramatic increase in food production thanks to the Green Revolution, hunger is
increasing among human populations around the world, affecting one in nine people. The …

Cryopreservation is a safe approach for the long-term preservation of plant genetic
resources that complements traditional field and in vitro germplasm collections. There are …

Certain viruses dramatically affect yield and quality of potatoes and have proved difficult to
eradicate with current approaches. Here, we describe a reliable and efficient virus …

Virus and viroid-free apple rootstocks are necessary for large-scale nursery propagation of
apple (Malus domestica) trees. Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) and Apple chlorotic leaf …

Diseases caused by plant pathogens such as viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas cause huge
economic losses of agricultural production and limit the safe movement of plant materials …

Several viruses are known to infect stone fruit trees and cause serious problems in their
cultivation; hence, it is essential to use virus-free and healthy propagation material to …

In vitro culture of apricot cultivars 'Qaysi','Shams', and 'Ordubad', infected with Apple chlorotic
leaf spot virus (ACLSV), Apple mosaic virus (ApMV), and Tobacco ring spot virus (TRSV) …

Viral diseases affect quince plant productivity and fruit quality. This study evaluated the
effectiveness of droplet-vitrification cryotherapy and thermotherapy methods in the …

Plants have electrophysiological phenomena and are influenced by external electrical fields
too. Plants have been studied for this property since the early 17th century. Stimulation in the …

Viral diseases are widespread in all kiwifruit-producing areas around the world and
negatively affect yield and fruit quality, severely limiting the sustainable production of …