Viruses of Plant Pathogens and Pests
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: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viruses are found in all types of living organisms, including those pathogenic to plants and affecting agriculturally important crops. Consequently, viruses are often considered as potential biocontrol agents to manage various plant diseases caused or transmitted by fungi, oomycetes, protozoa, arthropods, and nematodes. The wide spread of these plant-infecting pathogens and pests creates a complicated, multi-dimensional ecosystem that is poorly understood, eliciting further studies. Besides direct effects on plant pest survival, viruses can often replicate in cohabitating organisms from different kingdoms and are involved in horizontal gene transfer. By this virtue, they are important drivers of evolution of host plants and associated pathogens and pests.
This Special Issue invites submissions that involve studies about virus diversity in any type of plant pathogen, e.g., fungi, oomycetes, protozoa, and pests, e.g., arthropods and nematodes. Manuscripts on the discovery and characterization of viruses, their impact on host organisms, and effects on the plants these pathogens and pests live in are welcome. We will also consider manuscripts describing various aspects of the transmission, genetic diversity, and evolution of viruses affecting plant pathogens and pests.
Prof. Dr. Alexander V. Karasev
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant virus
- virus diversity
- transmission
- genetic diversity
- evolution
- virus–host interactions
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