Emerging Fruit and Vegetable Viruses 2023

Dear Colleagues, 

With the threat of climate change, increasing seed trade activities, and advancement in high-throughput sequencing for virus detection in the recent decade, we have experienced an exponential increase in the number of new and emerging viruses identified on fruit and vegetable crops. Many plant viruses are transmitted by insect vectors, which are expanding in range and distribution. With the expansion of protected and controlled environment systems for fruit and vegetable production, seed-borne and mechanically transmitted viruses can spread quickly. High-throughput sequencing has allowed scientists to identify an unprecedented number of novel and emerging viruses, followed by the biological characterization of novel viruses. Finally, management strategies, including the use of disinfectants, breeding for disease resistance and biotechnology (e.g. RNA interference and CRISPR gene editing), are also widely used. In this Special Issue, we aim to capture the recent advancements in disease diagnosis, virus detection, epidemiology, and the management of new and emerging viruses and viroids that affect fruit and vegetable crops.

Dr. Kai-Shu Ling
Dr. Elizabeth Jeannette Cieniewicz
Guest Editors

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