Seed Borne Plant Viruses: A Threat for the Global Exchanges
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2020) | Viewed by 9255
Special Issue Editor
Interests: development and validation of new techniques for virus detection; plant virology; molecular diagnosis; epidemiology; phylogenetic analysis; seedborne viruses; epidemiology of plant viruses
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The globalization of international trade and the strong movement of free commodities complicate the control of pathogens worldwide. In this context, the control of seed-transmitted pathogens is extremely important. Among the most dangerous pathogens, viruses cause considerable economical losses worldwide because we have not yet developed efficient methods for their control, due to the great ability of viruses to rapidly evolve through mutation and genetic recombination, enabling their quick adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Therefore, it is extremely important to know the seed transmission methods of viruses, the overall spread of these pathogens, and their evolutionary tendency in nature and especially in agroecological contexts in order to plan appropriate intervention measures. Transmission through seed is a property intrinsic to members of many of known groups of plant viruses. About 20% of the described plant viruses are seed-transmitted in one or more hosts, and it is estimated that one-third of these have been demonstrated to be seed-transmitted in at least one host.
This Special Issue focuses on the state-of-the-art of seedborne plant viruses in an attempt to acquire as much information as possible about this transmission method in an attempt to implement prevention methods for their efficient control. For this Special Issue, we would like to include both research and review papers including the latest advances in different aspects of seedborne plant viruses and their control.
Dr. Stefano Panno
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant viral diseases
- virus transmission mechanisms
- seedborne viruses
- epidemiology
- management and control of viral diseases
- phytosanitary measures against viral diseases
