The seminal text Plant Virology is now in its fifth edition. It has been 10 years since the publication of the fourth edition, during which there has been an explosion of conceptual and factual advances.
Because of their small genomes, viruses have played a major role in elucidating many of the concepts in molecular biology, and the study of plant viruses has produced several of the major findings for virology in general.
Plant virology is a critical field of research that studies the interactions among plants (hosts), viruses, and their vectors, as well as the molecular, physiological and biochemical responses that arise from these interactions.
Plant virology is a rapidly evolving discipline that has taken on new urgency with the increasing emergence and resurgence of plant viruses impacting both cultivated and wild crops.
The seminal text Plant Virology is now in its fifth edition. It has been 10 years since the publication of the fourth edition, during which there has been an explosion of conceptual and factual...
The introduction to plant virology outlines the fundamental characteristics and definitions of viruses, their structure, reproduction mechanisms, and historical context.
Plant viral diseases are the foremost threat to sustainable agriculture, leading to several billion dollars in losses every year. Many viruses infecting several crops have been described in the literature; however, new infectious viruses are emerging frequently through outbreaks.
The Rise of Emerging and Re-emerging Plant Viruses: Causes ... - Frontiers
Until past century majority of the plant diseases believed to be caused by microbes(i.e. microscopically visible form of life) and some unknown entities of infectious origin, later named virus and virus like pathogens.