Virus diagnosis has been used widely in research, field diagnosis, quality control, certification, and quarantine programs. The rapid and correct diagnosis of viruses is critical in ensuring effective disease management. However, genetic variability in viruses can greatly impede disease management and diagnostic efforts. Viruses use a variety of strategies to develop and conserve genetic diversity, including error-prone replication, repair evasion, and genetic manipulation. Within agricultural systems, viruses are found to interact with a number of host species, including plants, fungal endophytes and pathogens, as well as insect vectors and pollinators. The increasing commercialization of pollinators and the management of pollinators, such as through beekeeping practices, provide greater opportunity for viral infections to spread. In many cases, however, the direction of virus transmission between hosts is uncertain, and the impact of viral infections on various hosts unknown.
This Research Topic aims to improve our understanding of the distribution, diversity and transmission of viruses that infect plants, fungi and insects within agricultural ecosystems. A better understanding of viral genetic diversity and mixed infections will enable us to create more effective viral pathogen management strategies.
Researchers are invited to submit Original Research and Reviews on the following topics of plant, fungal and insect pollinator viruses and other virus-like agents relevant to agricultural systems:
- Viral diagnosis, identification and characterization
- Genetic diversity, emergence and evolution and spillover/transmission of viruses
- Pathogenesis, and management of viruses or virus-like agents
Studies on a single virus or a mixture of viruses covering either individual or multiple host species are welcomed.
Virus diagnosis has been used widely in research, field diagnosis, quality control, certification, and quarantine programs. The rapid and correct diagnosis of viruses is critical in ensuring effective disease management. However, genetic variability in viruses can greatly impede disease management and diagnostic efforts. Viruses use a variety of strategies to develop and conserve genetic diversity, including error-prone replication, repair evasion, and genetic manipulation. Within agricultural systems, viruses are found to interact with a number of host species, including plants, fungal endophytes and pathogens, as well as insect vectors and pollinators. The increasing commercialization of pollinators and the management of pollinators, such as through beekeeping practices, provide greater opportunity for viral infections to spread. In many cases, however, the direction of virus transmission between hosts is uncertain, and the impact of viral infections on various hosts unknown.
This Research Topic aims to improve our understanding of the distribution, diversity and transmission of viruses that infect plants, fungi and insects within agricultural ecosystems. A better understanding of viral genetic diversity and mixed infections will enable us to create more effective viral pathogen management strategies.
Researchers are invited to submit Original Research and Reviews on the following topics of plant, fungal and insect pollinator viruses and other virus-like agents relevant to agricultural systems:
- Viral diagnosis, identification and characterization
- Genetic diversity, emergence and evolution and spillover/transmission of viruses
- Pathogenesis, and management of viruses or virus-like agents
Studies on a single virus or a mixture of viruses covering either individual or multiple host species are welcomed.