Seed-Borne and Seed-Transmitted Viruses
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 4838
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant viruses; viroids; high throughout sequencing; virus diversity; taxonomy; diagnostics; quarantine; seed borne viruses
Interests: plant virology; seed-borne and seed-transmitted pathogens
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many fruits and vegetables, grains and pulses, ornamental and fodder crops are grown from seed. They are critical for food security and support the livelihoods of farmers and other stakeholders. However, botanical seed is a pathway for the movement and introduction of seed-borne and seed-transmissible pathogens, including viruses and viroids into regions where they were not previously found or re-introduction into affected regions, where they can have a significant impact on crop production. The growing demand and increased global trade in seed have heightened this risk. The reality of the risk is highlighted by recent outbreaks of Tobamovirus and Pospiviroid species in solanaceous and cucurbit crops globally, where the virus and viroid species were not previously known. Methods to control the risk can include the disinfestation of seed, controlling for disease during seed production, seed health testing for certification, and breeding for resistance.
This Special Issue will feature research papers that contribute to an improved understanding of the ecology and risk of seed-borne and seed-transmissible viruses and viroids, including those that occur in fruits and vegetables, grains and pulses, ornamental and fodder crop seeds. Studies that pertain to any aspect of seed-borne or seed-transmitted viruses or viroids are welcome, including quantitative and qualitative studies of how they contaminate or infect seed, attributes of specific relationships and interactions between hosts and pathogens that affect seed contamination and transmission, the mode and rate of transmission, effective control strategies, diagnostic testing and the science underpinning regulatory measures.
Dr. Fiona Constable
Dr. David Dall
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- seed
- seed-borne
- seed-transmissible
- diagnostics
- virus
- viroid
- ecology
- epdiemiology
- fruit
- vegetable
- grain
- pulse
- ornamental
- fodder
