1. Effect of aphid biology and morphology on plant virus transmission.
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Jayasinghe, Wikum H, Akhter, Md Shamim, Nakahara, Kenji, and Maruthi, Midatharahally N
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PLANT morphology ,INSECT viruses ,BIOLOGY ,APHIDS ,INTRACELLULAR pathogens ,PLANT viruses ,AGRICULTURAL productivity - Abstract
Aphids severely affect crop production by transmitting many plant viruses. Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that mostly depend on vectors for their transmission and survival. A majority of economically important plant viruses are transmitted by aphids. They transmit viruses either persistently (circulative or non‐circulative) or non‐persistently. Plant virus transmission by insects is a process that has evolved over time and is strongly influenced by insect morphological features and biology. Over the past century, a large body of research has provided detailed knowledge of the molecular processes underlying virus‐vector interactions. In this review, we discuss how aphid biology and morphology can affect plant virus transmission. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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