The genus Tospovirus is unique within the family Bunyaviridae in that it is made up of
viruses that infect plants. Initially documented over 100 years ago, tospoviruses have …

During the past three decades, the economic impact of tospoviruses has increased, causing
high yield losses in a variety of crops and ornamentals. Owing to the difficulty in combating …

Negative-strand (-) RNA viruses (NSVs) comprise a large and diverse group of viruses that
are generally divided in those with non-segmented and those with segmented genomes …

Positive-stranded RNA virus movement proteins (MPs) generally lack sequence-specific
nucleic acid-binding activities and display cross-family movement complementarity with …

Plant viruses are the most abundant destructive agents that exist in every ecosystem,
causing severe diseases in multiple crops worldwide. Currently, a major gap is present in …

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) caused by viruses of genus Begomovirus is a major
constraint to cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) production in many cotton-growing regions of the …

Apple rubbery wood virus 2 (ARWV-2) and citrus virus A (CiVA) belong to a recently
approved family Phenuiviridae in the order Bunyavirales and possess negative-sense single …

Plant viruses have evolved to undermine the RNA silencing pathway by expressing
suppressor protein (s) that interfere with one or more key components of this antiviral …

Begomoviruses interfere with host plant machinery to evade host defense mechanism by
interacting with plant proteins. In the old world, this group of viruses are usually associated …

A novel cytorhabdovirus, tentatively named Actinidia virus D (AcVD), was identified from
kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) in China using high‐throughput sequencing technology. The …