Fundamentals of Viroid Biology

ISBN-13: 9780323996884 / Miękka / 2023 / 320 str.

Spis treści

Preface

Dedication

Opening words

Introductory Statement

Section 1 Introduction

1. Milestones in viroid research

2. Viroid taxonomy

3. Structure of viroids

4. Replication and movement of viroids in host plants

Section 2 Prospecting for viroid

5. Viroids diseases and its distribution in Asia

6. Viroid associated plant diseases in Europe

7. Naturally occurring viroid diseases of economically important plants in Africa

8. Naturally occurring viroids and viroid-related sequences in the tropical monocotyledons of Oceania

9. Viroids diseases and its distribution in North America

10. Viroid associated plant diseases in South America

Section 3 Viroid pathogenesis and viroid-host interaction

11. Viroid pathogenicity

12. Viroid and protein translation

13. Effect of viroid on host DNA methylation pathways

14. Transcriptomic analyses provide insights into plant-viroid interactions

15. Viroid-induced RNA silencing and its secondary effect on the host transcriptome Section 4 Viroid disease management

16. Detection of viroids

17. Viroid Disease Control and Strategies

18. Policies, regulations and viroid free clean plant material for sustainable agriculture Section 5 Prospective

19. Application of bioinformatics in viroid research

20. Viroid-derived methods for puri?cation, diagnostics, and secondary structure prediction

21. Future perspectives in viroid research