Plant viruses harm crops, spreading via insects. New research shows a viral protein, βC1, suppresses plant defenses activated by insect feeding, boosting virus spread. βC1 interferes with key plant ...

For the first time in the world, “begomovirus resistance gene” in pepper was identified by a research group comprised of: Sota Koeda, Associate Professor of Department of Agricultural Science ...

The bane of growers worldwide, whiteflies are tiny insects with a lust for plant sap. Their piercing mouthparts can transmit fatal plant diseases and also weaken a plant’s ability to carry out ...

Researchers have revealed 1 for the first time the structure of the global begomovirus population using a model-based genetic approach. Begomovirus is a plant virus mostly affecting dicotyledonous ...

Scientists at Kindai University, Japan, have identified a genetic mechanism that enables eggplant to resist begomovirus infection. Their study showed that plants carrying the Eggplant yellow leaf curl ...