About this Research Topic
Plant viruses and viroids play critical roles in shaping ecosystems, affecting crop health, and influencing global food security. Production losses due to the plant virus and virus-like diseases has been estimated at 15-45 billion €/year. Understanding their behavior, transmission, and adaptation in a changing world is essential. On the other hand, the number of newly discovered genomes of viruses and viroid-like agents linked to plants and/or fungi is constantly increasing, but our understanding of their biological significance in the natural and agricultural ecosystems still needs to be understood. This Research Topic builds upon existing knowledge and aims to provide a holistic view of the virosphere’s newly discovered members, their impact on plants and response to environmental shifts.
The virosphere, encompassing plant and fungal viruses, viroids and virod-like RNAS, is rapidly changing due to numerous factors. These include advancements in detection methods, intensified global trade, agricultural practices, and the impact of climate change. In recent decades, the emergence of new viruses and viroids led to significant outbreaks with huge production losses. Therefore, understanding their epidemiology and ecology is critical for developing appropriate management strategies within the context of integrated pest management. We still need to understand the effects of recently identified viruses and viroid-like agents on plants. Therefore, it is crucial to develop accurate and timely diagnostic methods and establish research models to comprehend their impact on ecosystems and effectively control diseases, if necessary. By constantly monitoring these changes and incorporating them into management strategies and detection methods, we can help protect global agriculture and ensure food security.
This Research Topic explores the dynamic landscape of plant and fungal viruses, viroids, and viroid-like agents with the focus on the new or improved diagnostic methods, discovery of new agents, ecology and epidemiology studies. We would like to invite submissions of Original Research, Perspective, and Review articles.
We aim to receive the manuscripts including (but is not limited to) the following aspects regarding plant, viruses, fungal viruses linked to plants, viroids and viroid-like agents:
• Application of high throughput sequencing for the detection and identification Epidemiological and ecological studies
• Development of new detection techniques
• Studies of their evolution
The virosphere, encompassing plant and fungal viruses, viroids and virod-like RNAS, is rapidly changing due to numerous factors. These include advancements in detection methods, intensified global trade, agricultural practices, and the impact of climate change. In recent decades, the emergence of new viruses and viroids led to significant outbreaks with huge production losses. Therefore, understanding their epidemiology and ecology is critical for developing appropriate management strategies within the context of integrated pest management. We still need to understand the effects of recently identified viruses and viroid-like agents on plants. Therefore, it is crucial to develop accurate and timely diagnostic methods and establish research models to comprehend their impact on ecosystems and effectively control diseases, if necessary. By constantly monitoring these changes and incorporating them into management strategies and detection methods, we can help protect global agriculture and ensure food security.
This Research Topic explores the dynamic landscape of plant and fungal viruses, viroids, and viroid-like agents with the focus on the new or improved diagnostic methods, discovery of new agents, ecology and epidemiology studies. We would like to invite submissions of Original Research, Perspective, and Review articles.
We aim to receive the manuscripts including (but is not limited to) the following aspects regarding plant, viruses, fungal viruses linked to plants, viroids and viroid-like agents:
• Application of high throughput sequencing for the detection and identification Epidemiological and ecological studies
• Development of new detection techniques
• Studies of their evolution
Keywords: diagnostics, diversity, emerging pathogens, evolution, genetics, HTS, interactions, vectors
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