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Viruses | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024–2025 in the “Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa” Section
1. “Exogenous Application of dsRNA for Protection against Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus”
by Fulco Frascati, Silvia Rotunno, Gian Paolo Accotto, Emanuela Noris, Anna Maria Vaira and Laura Miozzi
Viruses 2024, 16(3), 436; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16030436
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/3/436
2. “The Role of Satellites in the Evolution of Begomoviruses”
by Anupam Varma and Manoj Kumar Singh
Viruses 2024, 16(6), 970; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16060970
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/6/970
3. “Exogenous dsRNA-Mediated RNAi: Mechanisms, Applications, Delivery Methods and Challenges in the Induction of Viral Disease Resistance in Plants”
by Emmadi Venu, Akurathi Ramya, Pedapudi Lokesh Babu, Bhukya Srinivas, Sathiyaseelan Kumar, Namburi Karunakar Reddy, Yeluru Mohan Babu, Anik Majumdar and Suryakant Manik
Viruses 2025, 17(1), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17010049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/1/49
4. “A Novel Tiled Amplicon Sequencing Assay Targeting the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) Genome Reveals Widespread Distribution in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems in the Province of Ontario, Canada”
by Delaney Nash, Isaac Ellmen, Jennifer J. Knapp, Ria Menon, Alyssa K. Overton, Jiujun Cheng, Michael D. J. Lynch, Jozef I. Nissimov and Trevor C. Charles
Viruses 2024, 16(3), 460; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16030460
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/3/460
5. “Development and Application of Attenuated Plant Viruses as Biological Control Agents in Japan”
by Yasuhiro Tomitaka, Yoshifumi Shimomoto, Bo-Song Ryang, Kazusa Hayashi, Tomoka Oki, Momoko Matsuyama and Ken-Taro Sekine
Viruses 2024, 16(4), 517; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16040517
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/4/517
6. “Plant Immunity against Tobamoviruses”
by Xiyin Zheng, Yiqing Li and Yule Liu
Viruses 2024, 16(4), 530; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16040530
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/4/530
7. “Viruses of Apple Are Seedborne but Likely Not Vertically Transmitted”
by Anna Wunsch, Bailey Hoff, Mario Miranda Sazo, Janet van Zoeren, Kurt H. Lamour, Oscar P. Hurtado-Gonzales and Marc Fuchs
Viruses 2024, 16(1), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16010095
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/1/95
8. “A Coiled-Coil Nucleotide-Binding Domain Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Gene MeRPPL1 Plays a Role in the Replication of a Geminivirus in Cassava”
by Elelwani Ramulifho and Chrissie Rey
Viruses 2024, 16(6), 941; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16060941
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/6/941
9. “Alfalfa Mosaic Virus and White Clover Mosaic Virus Combined Infection Leads to Chloroplast Destruction and Alterations in Photosynthetic Characteristics of Nicotiana benthamiana”
by Yinge Chen, Qiaolan Liang, Liexin Wei and Xin Zhou
Viruses 2024, 16(8), 1255; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081255
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/8/1255
10. “An Alarming Eastward Front of Cassava Mosaic Disease in Development in West Africa”
by Mariam Combala, Justin S. Pita, Michel Gbonamou, Alusaine Edward Samura, William J.-L. Amoakon, Bekanvié S. M. Kouakou, Olabode Onile-ere, Seydou Sawadogo, Guy R. Eboulem, Daniel H. Otron et al.
Viruses 2024, 16(11), 1691; https://doi.org/10.3390/v16111691
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/11/1691
11. “The Role of Plant Virus-like Particles in Advanced Drug Delivery and Vaccine Development: Structural Attributes and Application Potential”
by Esperanza Peralta-Cuevas, Igor Garcia-Atutxa, Alejandro Huerta-Saquero and Francisca Villanueva-Flores
Viruses 2025, 17(2), 148; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17020148
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/2/148
12. “Development and Application of a Multiplex PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus and Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus”
by Hongxia Hu, Jie Zhang, Xiaoyin Wu, Li Li and Yajuan Qian
Viruses 2025, 17(3), 322; https://doi.org/10.3390/v17030322
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/3/322