Genetic Diversity, Pathogenic Mechanisms and Control of Viruses in Agricultural and Ornamental Crops
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 3120
Special Issue Editors
Interests: viral diseases; plant–virus interaction; RNA interference; virus sanitation protocols; in vitro culture; grafting; plant biotechnology
Interests: plant-pathogen interaction; Xylella fastidiosa; plant biotechnology; pathogen detection; viral vectors
Interests: plant virology; plant-pathogen interaction; Xylella fastidiosa; biological control of bacterial pathogens; plant virus de novo discovery; high-throughput sequencing; plant virus genetic diversity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viruses are evolving quickly. Globalization and climate change are providing new opportunities for the emergence and the spread of viruses worldwide. In order to minimize their impact on ornamental plants, crops and food production, the molecular characterization of virus diversity might play an important role in the control of these pathogens. The screening and the early detection of infected plants have become crucial for a more reliable disease management, reducing virus transmission and production loss. Moreover, the understanding of plant virus evolution and epidemiology, as well as the study of the virus–host interaction mechanism, could open new prospective for a sustainable global environmental protection and biodiversity preservation. In this framework, taking advantage of modern high-throughput technologies, the screening of plants biodiversity for new resistance/susceptibility genes that might be incorporated/deleted into existing cultivars represents a promising approach for enhancing crop resistance and resilience to pathogen infections, including viruses.
This Special Issue of Agriculture focuses on the detection and identification of plant viruses, encouraging contributions on the study of virus–host interaction and the latest advancements in viral plant disease control. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts, hoping to provide the scientific community with an organic contribution on the many facets of plant virus research, promoting further investigations on this challenging subject.
Dr. Roberta Spanò
Dr. Giusy D'Attoma
Dr. Massimiliano Morelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant viruses
- virus diversity
- virus population genetics
- plant–pathogen interaction
- host resistance
- virus detection
- virus transmission
- disease management
- high-throughput omics
- virus ecology
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