Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV), and tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV) are emerging viruses that cause significant damage to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). TYLCV and ToLCNDV are single-stranded DNA viruse...
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) and tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) are two important viral pathogens that severely affect Solanaceae and Cucurbitaceae plants. In order to reduce the further spread of these viruses, it is crucial to...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a prominent viral pathogen that adversely affects tomato plants. Effective strategies for mitigating the impact of TYLCV include isolating tomato plants from the whitefly, which is the vector of the virus, and...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an important economic crop worldwide. However, tomato production is jeopardized by the devastating tomato yellow leaf curl disease caused by whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses (WTBs). In this study, we evaluated the e...
The tomato leaf curl disease (TYLCD) is associated with infections of several species of begomoviruses (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae) and causes severe damage to tomatoes throughout tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Among oth...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a highly destructive pathogen of global tomato crops. The open reading frame (ORF) of TYLCV V2 contains two initiation codons (ATG1/V2-1 and ATG2/V2-2), producing distinct protein isoforms. Using custom antibo...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a major threat to tomato production, creating a need for sensitive, low-cost detection methods that can be applied to early symptomatic or low-viral-load samples. Recombinant antigen configuration may influenc...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) causes serious yield reductions in China. The use of certain resistance genes in tomato varieties has alleviated the impact of the virus to a certain extent. Recently, varieties with the Ty-1, Ty-2, or Ty-3 genes...
The development of high-throughput technologies allows for evaluating gene expression at the whole-genome level. Together with proteomic and metabolomic studies, these analyses have resulted in the identification of plant genes whose function or expr...
Viruses are strict intracellular parasites that rely on the proteins encoded in their genomes for the effective manipulation of the infected cell that ultimately enables a successful infection. Viral proteins have to be produced during the cell invas...
Seed transmission is an important factor in the epidemiology of plant pathogens. Geminiviruses are serious pests spread in tropical and subtropical regions. They are transmitted by hemipteran insects, but a few cases of transmission through seeds wer...
Drought stress is one of the major physiological stress factors that adversely affect agricultural production, altering critical features of plant growth and metabolism. Plants can be subjected simultaneously to abiotic and biotic stresses, such as d...
Samples were collected in 2011 from tomato plants exhibiting typical tomato leaf curl disease symptoms in the vicinity of Komae, Japan. PCR mediated amplification, cloning and sequencing of all begomovirus components from two plants from different fi...
The tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) causes severe damage to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) crops throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. TYLCD is associated with a complex of single-stranded circular DNA plant viruses of...
Viruses that cause tomato yellow leaf curl disease are part of a group of viruses of the genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae. Tomato-infecting begomoviruses cause epidemics in tomato crops in tropical, subtropical, and Mediterranean climates, and...
Diseases caused by begomoviruses such as tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) are major constraints in agriculture. While the interactions between plants and monopartite begomoviruses during TYLCD pathogenesis have been explored extensively, how b...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an essential vegetable crop cultivated worldwide, but its production is highly vulnerable to tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD), which is transmitted by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci). Management strategies typicall...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a serious pathogen transmitted by the whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). Due to the quick spread of the virus, which is assisted by its vector, tomato yield and quality have suffered a crushing blow. Resistance to TYL...
Tomato is one of the major vegetable crops consumed worldwide. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and fungal Oidium sp. are devastating pathogens causing yellow leaf curl disease and powdery mildew. Such viral and fungal pathogens reduce tomato cr...
Commercial tomatoes are usually complex F1 hybrids with multiple resistances genes from different wild Solanum species. The response of tomato cultivars with resistance to root-knot nematodes (RKN) and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) as infecte...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) poses a significant threat to tomato production, leading to severe yield losses. The current control strategies primarily rely on the use of pesticides, which are often nonselective and costly. Therefore, there i...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production in the USA has been severely impacted by the tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). Furthermore, a complex association of whitefly-transmitted TYLCV (genus, begomovirus) and tomato chlorosis virus (T...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) causes significant yield loss in tomato production in the southeastern United States and elsewhere. TYLCV is transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci cryptic species in a persistent, circulative, and non-propag...
The tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is the causal agent of one of the most severe diseases affecting tomato growth; however, nitric oxide (NO) can mediate plant resistance. This study investigated the molecular mechanism of exogenous NO donor-m...
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) significantly affects tomato yield. The jasmonic acid (JA) pathway is crucial in the defence response of plants; however, its role in plant resistance to TYLCD remains undefined. In production, CCC (chlorocholi...
The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is a major pest of cultivated tomato. Whitefly feeding-related injuries and transmission of viruses including tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) cause serious losses. Management strategy includes planting...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is one of the most destructive viral diseases causing severe yield losses in tomato production worldwide. This study investigated the effects of TYLCV infection on plant growth, photosynthetic physiological respo...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a disease that is damaging to tomato production worldwide. Resistance to TYLCV has been intensively investigated, and single resistance genes such as Ty-1 have been widely deployed in breeding programs. Howeve...
Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV) is a monopartite begomovirus associated with different betasatellites. In this study, we investigate two different isolates of Tomato yellow leaf curl China betasatellite (TYLCCNB) to determine what featu...
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) plants showing leaf curl and vein enation symptoms were found in Yunnan province, China. PCR detection with genus-specific primers revealed that symptomatic lettuce plants were infected with Begomovirus. The full-leng...
Phytopathogenic viruses severely impact major crops, leading to significant social and economic losses. Among them, begomoviruses pose a serious threat to key cultivars in subtropical and tropical regions despite ongoing efforts to limit their spread...
Macromolecule and cytosolic signal distribution throughout the plant employs a unique cellular and intracellular mechanism called plasmodesmata (PD). Plant viruses spread throughout plants via PD using their movement proteins (MPs). Viral MPs induce...
Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) has recently caused severe economic losses in global tomato production. According to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), yield reductions of 50–60% have been reported in several regions, i...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a major plant pathogen that spreads worldwide through persistent circulative transmission by Bemisia tabaci. During transmission, TYLCV crosses several physiological barriers in the insect vector, evading immu...
Early detection of tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) in a previously unaffected tomato production district in Australia allowed its spread to be evaluated spatially and temporally. The population dynamics of the TYLCV vector, Bemisia argentifolii...
Plant receptor-like kinases (RLKs) exert an essential function in the transduction of signals from the cell exterior to the cell interior, acting as important regulators of plant development and responses to environmental conditions. A growing body o...
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a major pest to agricultural crops. It transmits begomoviruses, such as Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), in a circular, persistent fashion. Transcriptome analyses revealed that B. tabaci knottin genes were respons...
Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is an important invasive pest transmitting plant viruses that are maintained through a plant–insect–plant cycle. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) can be transmitted in a persistent manner by B. tabaci, whic...
The silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, is one of the most destructive agricultural pests in the world, vectoring a large number of devastating viruses, including Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV). When selecting a host, B. tabaci is primarily i...
In the last 20 years, molecular ecology approaches have proven to be extremely useful to identify and assess factors associated with viral emerging diseases, particularly in economically and socially important tropical crops such as maize (maize stre...
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), which is transmitted by Bemisia tabaci in a persistent-circulative manner, threatens tomato production worldwide. Little is known about the complicated interaction during this process at the molecular level. In...
Plant viruses can infect various types of plants, including food and oil crops, and ornamental flowers, threatening agricultural production and food supply. Cross-protection is an efficient strategy against severe viral strains. Due to distinct infec...
The effects of elevated atmospheric ozone (O3) levels on herbivorous insects have been well studied, but little is known about the combined effects of elevated O3 and virus infection on herbivorous insect performance. Using open-top chambers in the f...
Alternanthera yellow vein virus (AlYVV), a monopartite begomovirus, has been identified infecting a diverse range of crops and native plants in Pakistan, India, and China. However, distinctive yellow vein symptoms, characteristic of begomovirus infec...
Begomoviruses are transmitted by several cryptic species of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), in a persistent and circulative manner. Upon virus acquisition and circulative translocation within the whitefly, a multitude of molecul...
The Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) gene family, a key component of the early auxin-responsive gene family, plays a pivotal role in regulating plant growth, development, and stress responses. However, to date, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of the GH3 g...
The whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) is a notorious insect vector that transmits hundreds of plant viruses, affecting food and fiber crops worldwide, and results in the equivalent of billions of U.S. dollars in crop loss annually. To gain a better...
Insect-vectored plant viruses pose a serious threat to sustainable production of economically important crops worldwide. This demands a continuous search for environmentally-friendly, sustainable and efficient approaches based on biological agents to...
Middle East-Asia Minor 1 (MEAM1) and Mediterranean (MED) are two of the most invasive members of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, cryptic species complexes and are efficient vectors of begomoviruses. Bemisia tabaci MEAM1 is the predominant v...
Recently, begomovirus/betasatellite disease complexes were found to be associated with alphasatellites, and their presence modulated disease symptoms and/or viral DNA accumulation in infected plants. However, the biological functions of alphasatellit...
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