The world's staple food crops, and other food crops that optimize human nutrition, suffer from
global virus disease pandemics and epidemics that greatly diminish their yields and/or …

Plant viruses cause significant losses in agricultural crops worldwide, affecting the yield and
quality of agricultural products. The emergence of novel viruses or variants through genetic …

Grafting is a widely used practice for asexual propagation of fruit trees. Many physiological,
biochemical, and molecular changes occur upon grafting that can influence important …

Grapevine (Vitis spp.) is one of the most widely grown fruit crops in the world. It is a
deciduous woody perennial vine for which the cultivation of domesticated species began …

Climate change is more likely to have a detrimental effect on the world's productive assets.
Several undesirable conditions and practices, including extreme temperature, drought, and …

Grapevine leafroll is the most complex and intriguing viral disease of grapevine (Vitis spp.).
Several monopartite closteroviruses (family Closteroviridae) from grapevines have been …

Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) is the most destructive viral pathogen of citrus. During the past
century, CTV induced grave epidemics in citrus-growing areas worldwide that have resulted …

The growing impact of phloem‐limited pathogens on high‐value crops has led to a renewed
interest in understanding how they cause disease. Although these pathogens cause …

All insects, including pest species, are colonized by microorganisms, variously located in the
gut and within insect tissues. Manipulation of these microbial partners can reduce the pest …

Background Recent application of molecular-based technologies has considerably
advanced our understanding of complex processes in plant–pathogen interactions and their …