The mild climate of the Salinas Valley, CA lends itself well to a diverse agricultural industry. However, the diversity of weeds, crops and insect and fungal vectors also provide favorable conditions for plant virus disease development. This paper considers the incidence and management of several plant viruses that have caused serious epidemics and been significant in the agricultural developme...

abstract beet yellows virus (byv), the type member of the genus closterovirus and one of the most economically important yellowing viruses, causes serious losses in sugarbeet. in order to study infection and distribution of beet yellows virus during summer 2007, about 530 samples were collected from beet’s fields in razavi khorasan province (fariman, torbate jam, ghoochan, chenaran, torbate hey...

The genome of BNYVV consists of 4 to 5 single-stranded, RNA particles. RNA 1 and 2 encode the essential elements for virus replication, protein encapsidation, and cellular translocation, whereas RNA 3, 4, and 5 are involved in disease expression and vector transmission. Despite its multi-partite genome, and the potential of mixed infections with BSBMV, high genetic stability seems to be the nor...

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been applied to plant virology since 2009. NGS provides highly efficient, rapid, low cost DNA, or RNA high-throughput sequencing of the genomes of plant viruses and viroids and of the specific small RNAs generated during the infection process. These small RNAs, which cover frequently the whole genome of the infectious agent, are 21-24 nt long and are known a...

abstract hop stunt viroid (hsvd) and citrus tristeza virus (ctv) are the causal agents of most important diseases of citrus. previously we reported a novel variant of hsvd that constantly associated with the yellow corky vein disease. here, 19 individual citrus leaves with yellow corky vein symptoms were sampled for ctv by elisa. in this study, most symptomatic samples were found to be infected...

beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) or rhizomania is one of the most important and destructive diseases of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) in the world. this disease is considered as a limiting factor of sugar beet production in iran such as khorasan, fars, west azerbaijan, isfahan and kermanshah. in order to develop of resistant variety, as simple and easy methods for disease control, a germ...

Abstract Hop stunt viroid (HSVd) and Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) are the causal agents of most important diseases of citrus. Previously we reported a novel variant of HSVd that constantly associated with the yellow corky vein disease. Here, 19 individual citrus leaves with yellow corky vein symptoms were sampled for CTV by ELISA. In this study, most symptomatic samples were found to be inf...