considers the nucleoproteins to be the viruses; this forms the theme of his book, which might with advantage have been entitled “Recent Research on the Nature of Plant Viruses”. Thus it ...

They learned that it's because the virus expresses a protein to block the RNA interference pathway in mother plants. Moving forward, the research team is testing whether they can further decrease ...

Bacteria, viruses and fungi are masters at evolving new strategies to infiltrate plants and cause disease that harm crops. To ...

What steps can researchers take to combat crop viruses? This is what a recent study published in Nucleic Acids Research hopes to address as a team of researchers from Germany investigated a novel ...

New research reveals that cotton leafroll dwarf virus has been present in U.S. fields since at least 2006 -- well before its official detection.

Even with today's advanced agricultural technologies, plant diseases can still be extremely devastating to crops, causing billions of dollars in losses worldwide every year. Begomoviruses represent a ...

Results are consistent with a virus-induced activation of salicylic acid signaling pathway, which is also involved in drought tolerance. This research shows how environmental conditions shape the ...

Associate Professor Heather Hendrickson is holding a 3D-printed model of a bacteriophage - highly specific viruses used to ...

They learned that it's because the virus expresses a protein to block the RNA interference pathway in mother plants. Moving ...