Begomoviruses are numerous and geographically widespread viruses that cause
devastating diseases in many crops. Monopartite begomoviruses are frequently associated …

The majority of plant-infecting viruses utilize an RNA genome, suggesting that plants have
imposed strict constraints on the evolution of DNA viruses. The geminiviruses represent a …

Begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) are responsible for many economically important
crop diseases worldwide. The majority of these diseases are caused by bipartite …

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is a serious disease of cotton which has characteristic
symptoms, the most unusual of which is the formation of leaf-like enations on the undersides …

DNA methylation is a fundamental epigenetic modification that regulates gene expression
and represses endogenous transposons and invading DNA viruses. As a counter-defense …

RNA silencing is an RNA-directed gene regulatory system that is present in a wide range of
eukaryotes, and which functions as an antiviral defense in plants. Silencing pathways are …

Background Geminiviruses are circular, single-stranded viruses responsible for enormous
crop loss worldwide. Rapid expansion of geminivirus diversity outweighs the continuous …

The begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) associated with cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD)
pose a major threat to cotton productivity in South–East Asia including Pakistan and India …

The symptom-modulating, single-stranded DNA satellites (known as DNA-β) associated with
begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) have proven to be widespread and important …

The Oman strain of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV-OM) and its associated
betasatellite, an isolate of Tomato leaf curl betasatellite (ToLCB), were previously reported …