Most plant viruses require a biological vector to spread from plant to plant in nature. Among
biological vectors for plant viruses, hemipteroid insects are the most common, including …

Begomoviruses are transmitted by whitefly (Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, Hemiptera:
Aleyrodidae) in a persistent-circulative way. Once B. tabaci becomes viruliferous, it remains …

Okra yellow vein mosaic disease (OYVMD) is a major constraint to okra production globally.
It is caused by several distinct begomoviruses, including okra yellow vein mosaic virus …

Leaf samples of chrysanthemum plants showing typical begomovirus symptoms of mosaic,
mottling and downward leaf curl were collected from famer's field in Karnataka state of India …

Soil microbial community is crucial for plant health. They all represent a second much larger
genome associated to plants. Microbes vary in their number and diversity which is in order of …

Diseases caused by begomoviruses are becoming the major limiting factors for the
production of watermelon in India. Survey for the incidence of plants showing symptoms …

Bemisia tabaci Gennadius, also renowned as the silver leaf whitefly, is among the most
damaging polyphagous insect pests in many commercially important crops and …

Cucumber is one of the most popular vegetables grown in tropical and subtropical regions of
India. Survey revealed that the incidence of viral diseases on cucumber ranged from 45 to …

Bemisia tabaci is a global species complex consisting of at least 40 cryptic species. It is also
a vector for at least 100 species of begomovirus, many of which cause severe crop damage …

Background Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV) is efficiently transmitted and spread by the
whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), which is the only vector that transmits begomoviruses …