Silicon-mediated plant defense against pathogens and insect pests

W Islam, M Tayyab, F Khalil, Z Hua, Z Huang… - Pesticide Biochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant diseases and insect pests are one of the major limiting factors that reduce crop
production worldwide. Silicon (Si) is one of the most abundant elements in the lithosphere …

Plant defense against virus diseases; growth hormones in highlights

W Islam, H Naveed, M Zaynab, Z Huang… - Plant signaling & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Phytohormones are critical in various aspects of plant biology such as growth regulations
and defense strategies against pathogens. Plant–virus interactions retard plant growth …

Plant-insect vector-virus interactions under environmental change

W Islam, A Noman, H Naveed, SA Alamri… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Insects play an important role in the spread of viruses from infected plants to healthy hosts
through a variety of transmission strategies. Environmental factors continuously influence …

[HTML][HTML] Sentinel plot surveillance of cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan-a case study at the cultivated cotton-wild host plant interface

MJ Iqbal, M Zia-Ur-Rehman, M Ilyas, U Hameed… - Virus Research, 2023 - Elsevier
A sentinel plot case study was carried out to identify and map the distribution of begomovirus-
betasatellite complexes in sentinel plots and commercial cotton fields over a four-year …

Dominance of Cotton leaf curl Multan virus-Rajasthan strain associated with third epidemic of cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan

MA Mahmood, N Ahmed, A Hussain, RZ Naqvi… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is an economically potent crop in many countries including
Pakistan, India, and China. For the last three decades, cotton production is under the …

Bemisia tabaci-mediated facilitation in diversity of begomoviruses: evidence from recent molecular studies

W Islam, KS Akutse, M Qasim, KA Khan… - Microbial …, 2018 - Elsevier
Begomoviruses are considered as one of the most notorious plant viruses worldwide, which
cause substantial economic losses to various field crops. Management of begomoviruses …

Detection and identification of Begomovirus infecting Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

AS Subiastuti, S Hartono, BS Daryono - Biodiversitas Journal of Biological …, 2019 - smujo.id
Subiastuti AS, Hartono S, Daryono BS. 2019. Detection and Identification of Begomovirus
infecting Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 20: 738 …

A nation-wide genetic survey revealed a complex population structure of Bemisia tabaci in Pakistan

W Islam, W Lin, M Qasim, SU Islam, H Ali, M Adnan… - Acta Tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)(Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) is a cryptic
species complex distributed worldwide. In Pakistan, B. tabaci poses a serious threat to …

Circular DNA enrichment sequencing reveals the viral/satellites genetic diversity associated with the third epidemic of cotton leaf curl disease

N Ahmed, I Amin, SSA Zaidi, SU Rahman… - Biology Methods and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is the most important limiting factor for cotton production in
Pakistan. The CLCuD passed through two major epidemics in this region with distinct …

Unraveling different begomoviruses, DNA satellites and cryptic species of Bemisia tabaci and their endosymbionts in vegetable ecosystem

V Venkataravanappa, MH Kodandaram… - Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bemisia tabaci species complex contains more than 46 cryptic species. It has emerged as
an important pest causing significant yield loss in many cultivated crops. This pest is also a …