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Plant Virus Disease Control

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2023) | Viewed by 10932

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Dr. Lei Zhao

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State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
Interests: virus–host interactions; virus elimination; antiviral
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Dr. Corinne Schmitt-Keichinger

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UMR 1131 Santé de la Vigne et Qualité du Vin, INRA-Université de Strasbourg, 68000 Colmar, France
Interests: plant–virus interactions; pathogenesis; resistance; nepovirus
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Plant virus diseases, known as ‘plant cancer’, are the second most prevalent plant diseases after fungal diseases, and have caused great damage to agricultural industry. At present, the most direct and effective method for controlling viruses is the screening of anti-disease species using antiviral pesticides and virus-free seedlings. Therefore, it is of great significance to study the interactions between virus and host, to clarify the antiviral strategy of host plants, and to screen the antiviral active compounds for the control of viral diseases. Moreover, the study of virus elimination methods is also critical for the prevention and control of virus diseases in perennial horticultural plants. This Special Issue of Plants will highlight the occurrence of and molecular variation in plant viruses in different regions, the discovery of new viruses in different plants and antiviral active compounds, the creation of antiviral materials, the interactions between virus and host, and virus elimination methods.

Dr. Lei Zhao
Dr. Corinne Schmitt-Keichinger
Guest Editors

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  • virus–host interactions
  • virus elimination
  • antiviral

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Comparative Genome Analysis of Old World and New World TYLCV Reveals a Biasness toward Highly Variable Amino Acids in Coat Protein
by Deepti Nigam, Ezhumalai Muthukrishnan, Luis Fernando Flores-López, Manisha Nigam and Mwathi Jane Wamaitha
Plants 2023, 12(10), 1995; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12101995 - 16 May 2023
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Begomoviruses, belonging to the family Geminiviridae and the genus Begomovirus, are DNA viruses that are transmitted by whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in a circulative persistent manner. They can easily adapt to new hosts and environments due to their wide host range and global [...] Read more.
Begomoviruses, belonging to the family Geminiviridae and the genus Begomovirus, are DNA viruses that are transmitted by whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) in a circulative persistent manner. They can easily adapt to new hosts and environments due to their wide host range and global distribution. However, the factors responsible for their adaptability and coevolutionary forces are yet to be explored. Among BGVs, TYLCV exhibits the broadest range of hosts. In this study, we have identified variable and coevolving amino acid sites in the proteins of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) isolates from Old World (African, Indian, Japanese, and Oceania) and New World (Central and Southern America). We focused on mutations in the coat protein (CP), as it is highly variable and interacts with both vectors and host plants. Our observations indicate that some mutations were accumulating in Old World TYLCV isolates due to positive selection, with the S149N mutation being of particular interest. This mutation is associated with TYLCV isolates that have spread in Europe and Asia and is dominant in 78% of TYLCV isolates. On the other hand, the S149T mutation is restricted to isolates from Saudi Arabia. We further explored the implications of these amino acid changes through structural modeling. The results presented in this study suggest that certain hypervariable regions in the genome of TYLCV are conserved and may be important for adapting to different host environments. These regions could contribute to the mutational robustness of the virus, allowing it to persist in different host populations. Full article
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Selection and Validation of Reference Genes for RT-qPCR Analysis of Gene Expression in Nicotiana benthamiana upon Single Infections by 11 Positive-Sense Single-Stranded RNA Viruses from Four Genera
by Ge Zhang, Zhuo Zhang, Qionglian Wan, Huijie Zhou, Mengting Jiao, Hongying Zheng, Yuwen Lu, Shaofei Rao, Guanwei Wu, Jianping Chen, Fei Yan, Jiejun Peng and Jian Wu
Plants 2023, 12(4), 857; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040857 - 14 Feb 2023
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Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is a widely used method for studying alterations in gene expression upon infections caused by diverse pathogens such as viruses. Positive-sense single-stranded (ss(+)) RNA viruses form a major part of all known plant viruses, and some of them are [...] Read more.
Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is a widely used method for studying alterations in gene expression upon infections caused by diverse pathogens such as viruses. Positive-sense single-stranded (ss(+)) RNA viruses form a major part of all known plant viruses, and some of them are damaging pathogens of agriculturally important crops. Analysis of gene expression following infection by ss(+) RNA viruses is crucial for the identification of potential anti-viral factors. However, viral infections are known to globally affect gene expression and therefore selection and validation of reference genes for RT-qPCR is particularly important. In this study, the expression of commonly used reference genes for RT-qPCR was studied in Nicotiana benthamiana following single infection by 11 ss(+) RNA viruses, including five tobamoviruses, four potyviruses, one potexvirus and one polerovirus. Stability of gene expression was analyzed in parallel by four commonly used algorithms: geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper, and Delta CT, and RefFinder was finally used to summarize all the data. The most stably expressed reference genes differed significantly among the viruses, even when those viruses were from the same genus. Our study highlights the importance of the selection and validation of reference genes upon different viral infections. Full article
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Molecular Characterization of Three Apple Geminivirus Isolates in Crabapples Detected in Inner Mongolia, China
by Ping-Ping Sun, Lei Zhang, Xiao-Zhao Xu, Mo Zhu, Bin Zhang and Zheng-Nan Li
Plants 2023, 12(1), 195; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010195 - 3 Jan 2023
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Apple geminivirus 1 (AGV) in the genus Maldovirus of the family Geminiviridae was first identified infecting apple trees in the year 2015 in China. In this work, we characterized three isolates of the AGV in the Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) in [...] Read more.
Apple geminivirus 1 (AGV) in the genus Maldovirus of the family Geminiviridae was first identified infecting apple trees in the year 2015 in China. In this work, we characterized three isolates of the AGV in the Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The viruses were detected by Illumina sequencing and its existence was confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) amplification of an AGV fragment. Between the three AGV isolates and the initially characterized AGV isolate PL2015, the nucleotide sequence identities of the complete genome ranged from 91.2 to 91.7%, of the coat protein gene (V1) ranged from 95.4% to 97.3%, and of the replicase gene (C1) ranged from 87.3% to 88.0%. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the three isolates formed a monophyletic group together with the AGV, separated from the current genera in the family Geminiviridae. This is the first description of the AGV infecting crabapples. Full article
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Melatonin as a Possible Natural Anti-Viral Compound in Plant Biocontrol
by Josefa Hernández-Ruiz, Manuela Giraldo-Acosta, Amina El Mihyaoui, Antonio Cano and Marino B. Arnao
Plants 2023, 12(4), 781; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12040781 - 9 Feb 2023
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Melatonin is a multifunctional and ubiquitous molecule. In animals, melatonin is a hormone that is involved in a wide range of physiological activities and is also an excellent antioxidant. In plants, it has been considered a master regulator of multiple physiological processes as [...] Read more.
Melatonin is a multifunctional and ubiquitous molecule. In animals, melatonin is a hormone that is involved in a wide range of physiological activities and is also an excellent antioxidant. In plants, it has been considered a master regulator of multiple physiological processes as well as of hormonal homeostasis. Likewise, it is known for its role as a protective biomolecule and activator of tolerance and resistance against biotic and abiotic stress in plants. Since infections by pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and viruses in crops result in large economic losses, interest has been aroused in determining whether melatonin plays a relevant role in plant defense systems against pathogens in general, and against viruses in particular. Currently, several strategies have been applied to combat infection by pathogens, one of them is the use of eco-friendly chemical compounds that induce systemic resistance. Few studies have addressed the use of melatonin as a biocontrol agent for plant diseases caused by viruses. Exogenous melatonin treatments have been used to reduce the incidence of several virus diseases, reducing symptoms, virus titer, and even eradicating the proliferation of viruses such as Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Apple Stem Grooving Virus, Rice Stripe Virus and Alfalfa Mosaic Virus in tomato, apple, rice and eggplant, respectively. The possibilities of using melatonin as a possible natural virus biocontrol agent are discussed. Full article
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