Plant virus epidemiology / edited by J.M. Thresh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thresh, J. M.

Series:

Advances in virus research ; 67.

Advances in virus research ; 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virus diseases of plants.

Plant viruses--Control.

Plant viruses.

Insects as carriers of disease.

Insect pests--Control.

Insect pests.

Plant diseases--Epidemiology.

Plant diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (556 p.)

xi, 544 p. il. (color) 24 cm

Place of Publication:

San Diego ; London : Academic Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. In 2004, the Institute for Scientific Information released figures showing that the series has an Impact Factor of 2.576, with a half-life of 7.1 years, placing it 11th in the highly competitive category of Virology.* Edited by an experienced plant pathologist who has over 50 years experience in plant virus epidemiology* Covers topics such as Evolutionary epidemiology of plant virus disease, The control of tropical pl

Contents:

Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Wild Plants and Viruses: Under-investigated Ecosystems; I. Introduction; II. Viruses in Wild Fungi or Algae; III. Viruses in Terrestrial Wild Plants; A. Herbaceous Plants; B. Woody Perennials; IV. Wild Plants as Sources of Virus Diversity; V. Virus Prevalence; VI. Virus Adaptation to Wild Plants; VII. Co- occurrence of Interacting Viruses; VIII. The Role of Wild Plants as Reservoirs; IX. Hypothesis Testing with Wild Plant-Virus Systems; A. Significance of Vertical Transmission of Virus in Birch; B. Virus Impacts on Wild Plant 'Fitness'

C. Testing an Approach to Environmental Risk AssessmentX. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Genetic Diversity of Plant Virus Populations: Towards Hypothesis Testing in Molecular Epidemiology; I. Introduction; II. Methods of Measuring the Diversity of Plant Virus Populations; A. Number of Haplotypes; B. Frequency Distribution of Haplotypes; C. Within- and Between-Population Genetic Distances; III. Observed Diversity and Structure of Plant Virus Populations; IV. Inferring the Processes that Determine the Genetic Structure and Evolution of Virus Populations

A. Mutation Rates, Recombination Frequencies and Genetic DriftB. Positive Selection; C. Adaptative Role of Recombination; D. Population Size Variation; E. Migration; F. Quasi-Species Nature of Plant Viruses; V. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Plant Virus Epidemiology: The Concept of Host Genetic Vulnerability; I. Introduction; II. Examples of Host Genetic Vulnerability; A. Cassava Diseases; B. Sugarcane Diseases; C. Tree Crop Diseases; D. Cereal Diseases; E. Hop Mosaic Disease; F. Other Diseases; III. Discussion; A. Significance of Host Genetic Vulnerability

B. Significance of Host Genetic DiversityC. Resistance Breeding; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: History and Current Distribution of Begomoviruses in Latin America; I. Introduction; A. Ecology of Begomoviruses in Latin America; B. History of Begomoviruses in Latin America; C. Plant Hosts of Begomoviruses in Latin America; D. The Whitefly Vector: Bemisia tabaci; II. Begomoviruses as Pathogens of Cultivated Plant Species; A. Cotton; B. Tobacco; C. Tomato; D. Peppers (Capsicum spp.); E. Potato; F. Common Bean; G. Soybean; H. Cucurbits; I. Fruit Crops; III. Current Situation and Outlook

AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 5: Evolutionary Epidemiology of Plant Virus Disease; I. Evolutionary Epidemiology; II. Plant Virus Evolution; A. General; B. Sources of Variation; C. Drivers of Evolutionary Change; D. Molecular Divergence and Genetic Structure; III. Geographical Sub- division and Genetic Variation; IV. Interactions; A. Interactions Between Viruses; B. Interactions of Viruses with Vectors; C. Interactions of Viruses with Hosts; D. Interactions with Vectors and Hosts; E. Higher-Order Interactions; V. Host Resistance and Pathogen Virulence; A. Components of Resistance

B. Resistance and Tolerance

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographies and index.

ISBN:

1-280-72886-8

9786610728862

0-08-046637-0

OCLC:

647643801