It is crucial to increase agricultural yields to fulfill the rising demand for food and the security
it provides for a growing population. To protect human food supplies and agricultural …

Accurate and timely diagnosis of plant viral infections plays a key role in effective disease
control and maintaining agricultural productivity. Recent advances in the diagnosis of plant …

Since the development of Sanger sequencing in 1977, sequencing technology has played a
pivotal role in molecular biology research by enabling the interpretation of biological genetic …

There is a global need for identifying viral pathogens, as well as for providing certified clean
plant materials, in order to limit the spread of viral diseases. A key component of …

Metabarcoding approaches for the identification of plant disease pathogens and
characterization of plant microbial populations constitute a rapidly evolving research field …

This paper describes a method for the real-time counting and extraction of DNA molecules at
the single-molecule level by nanopore technology. As a powerful tool for electrochemical …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants from a commercial glasshouse were identified with
symptoms compatible with a tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) infection. Reverse …

Effective porcine health management relies majorly on diagnostic tests, vaccination,
treatment strategies, and a proper biosecurity management plan. However, understanding …

Wheat breeders are developing new virus-resistant varieties; however, it is assumed that
only a few viruses or well-known viruses are present in the field. New sequencing …

Modern diagnostic techniques based on DNA sequence similarity are currently the gold
standard for the detection of existing and emerging pathogens. Whilst individual assays are …