| Description |
1 online resource (xxxii, 670 pages) : illustrations |
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Section I Detection and diagnosis -- 1. Current challenges and future perspectives on detection of geminiviruses -- 2. Molecular detection and characterization of begomoviruses infecting Amaranthus, a protein-rich crop -- 3. Recent developments in the diagnosis of geminiviruses -- 4. Viral metagenomics for the analysis of the Begomovirus genome -- 5. In silico detection tools for begomoviruses causing leaf curl disease in crops and its management through RNA interference -- Section II Emergence and diversity -- 6. Origin, evolution and bottlenecks of geminiviruses -- 7. Spotlight on the recently discovered aphid-transmitted geminiviruses -- 8. Emergence of begomoviruses in cucurbits as a menace for its cultivation -- 9. Begomoviruses in crops with economic interest for North and Central America -- 10. Diversity of begomoviruses infecting crops and weeds in the Caribbean and Latin America -- 11. Diversity of geminiviruses occurring on jatropha (Jatropha curcus), a biodiesel crop -- 12. Geminiviruses occurrence in the middle east and their impact on agriculture in Iraq -- 13. Diversity of begomoviruses associated with gourds -- 14. Characterization of begomoviruses and DNA satellites associated with tomato -- Section III Vector and transmission -- 15. Replication and transovarial transmission of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in its whitefly vector: myth or reality? -- 16. The other face of pollinating insects and their relationship to geminivirus transmission -- 17. Behavioral manipulation for managing Bemisia tabaci as a virus vector -- 18. Enigmatic emergence of seed transmission of geminiviruses -- Section IV Virus -- host interaction -- 19. The diverse roles of the multifunctional C4/AC4 protein in geminivirus infection -- 20. Geminivirus DNA replication in plants -- 21. Begomovirus -- host protein-protein interactions in intracellular virus movement -- 22. Geminivirus promoters: a breakthrough in transgenic research -- 23. Molecular evaluation of geminiviruses and their interaction with host plants -- 24. Molecular insights into pathogenicity determinant proteins of geminiviruses -- 25. The begomovirus -- host interplay in viral replication and movement -- 26. Role of plant viral satellites association in geminivirus infection -- 27. Geminivirus infections co-opt posttranslational modification of proteins during viral pathogenesis -- 28. Exploring the functional interactions between geminivirus and host during viral replication, assembly, and movement -- 29. Molecular arms race between geminiviruses and host plants during infection cycle- a transcriptomics overview -- Section V Disease management -- 30. Resistance to geminivirus infections: natural and induced by controlled elicitation -- 31. Invasive tomato yellow leaf curl virus recombinants challenge virus diagnosis and disease management -- 32. Natural and engineered host resistance for geminivirus management -- 33. Natural and engineered resistance: implications for managing the cassava mosaic disease -- 34. Host immunity and viral counter defense -- 35. Disease rating scale for the resistant screening against be gomoviruses causing yellow mosaic disease in different crops -- 36. Overview of host factors and geminivirus proteins involved in virus pathogenesis and resistance -- 37. Application of virus-induced gene silencing in crops: mechanism, assessment of risk factors and ecological advantages -- 38. Peptide aptamers: selection strategies, mechanisms, and applications in engineered geminivirus resistance -- 39. Geminiviruses infecting tomato: genetic diversity, distribution, natural and genetically engineered resistance -- 40. Evaluating management strategies to control geminivirus |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Geminiviridae.
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Virus diseases of plants.
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Geminiviridae
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Virus diseases of plants
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gaur, R. K., editor.
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Sharma, Pradeep, editor.
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Czosnek, Henryk, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780323907118 |
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0323907113 |
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