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🌱 Viruses will be at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Plant Virology and Plant–Pathogen Interaction Committees, Chinese Society for Plant Pathology, 19–22 December 2026, Harbin, China. If you are attending, come by the MDPI booth and say hello!

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#Viruses #PlantVirology
November 4, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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🥒 ICYMI... Catch up on Tuesday's webinar all aabout #plantvirology on our YouTube channel now!

🍋 Svetlana Folimonova: youtu.be/SDl9hYCVrc0
🪲 Hana Azuma: youtu.be/CTPV8hyaY-w
🥒 Esperanza Gea Caballero: youtu.be/6kd3xGMEOWs

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October 29, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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🌱 New Special Issue in #Viruses: Plant Virus–Host Interactions 2027, edited by Prof. Peter Nagy and Prof. Kai Xu. Now open for submissions — host factors, replication complexes, condensates, trafficking, genome editing and more. Deadline: 31 May 2027.

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#PlantVirology
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November 3, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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🍅 From #Viruses: full genomes of tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) and tomato chlorosis virus ( #ToCV) from co-infected plants and wastewater in Argentina — revealing a single recent introduction and distinct global diversification histories.

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#PlantVirology
November 2, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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🍇 SI "Understanding Emerging and Re-Emerging #Viruses of Woody #FruitCrops" edited by Dr. Sebastian Gomez Talquenca & Dr. Alfredo Diaz-Lara

Looking for studies that explain emergence — biology, evolution, detection, impact & climate-driven epidemiology. #PlantVirology

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October 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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🌱 Call for Papers — Viruses

Application of Genetically Engineered Plant Viruses, 2nd Edition

1st Edition published 6 papers ✅
2nd Edition now open!

Viral vectors, VIGS, VLPs, cross-protection & more.

📅 28 Feb 2027
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#PlantVirology #VIGS #Viruses
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October 13, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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The final version of our paper on plant-virus-satRNA-insect interactions
#plantvirology #plantvirus #satRNA #insectbehaviour #olfactometry

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SatRNA-mediated exacerbation of disease symptoms in plants reduces virus transmission potential by aphids - BMC Plant Biology
Background Plant viruses have evolved adaptations that enable them to alter host cues, thereby facilitating their replication and efficient transmission by insect vectors. Satellite RNAs (satRNAs), wh...
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October 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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🌱 Welcome to our new Associate Editor!

Prof. Dr. Yongliang Zhang (China Agricultural University) joins Viruses as Associate Editor of the "Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa" Section.

Read his interview: www.mdpi.com/journal/viru...

#PlantVirology #Virology
September 29, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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A new article is out in the free, generalist, open-access Peer Community Journal!

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Free public peer-reviews and recommendation by PCI Plants: doi.org/10.24072/pci...

#PlantScience #PlantVirology #CRISPR #Rice #RYMV #PlantBreeding
eIFiso4G editing confers high and broad-spectrum resistance against rice yellow mottle virus
Auguy, Florence1 ; Chéron, Sophie1; Dossou, Laurence1 ; Pinel-Galzi, Agnès1 ; Thomas, Emilie1; Aribi, Jamel1; Celli, Marcos Giovani1, 2 ; Cunnac, Sébastien1 ; Hébrard, Eugénie1 ; Albar,…
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September 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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The Michael Goodin lecture at #ASV2025 presented by Sir David Baulcombe #plantvirology
July 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Fangfang Li highlights hidden viral proteins at #ASV2025 #plantvirology
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Pleased to share our recent study, exploring viral small RNAs in four monocot plant species, shedding light on virus–host interactions and characterizing the RNA silencing response triggered by viral infection.
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#PlantVirology #RNASilencing #VirusHostInteractions
Detection of viruses/viroid and characterization of their derived small RNAs in four monocotyledonous plants - Tropical Plant Pathology
RNA interference based antiviral defense generates small interfering RNAs.To gain insight into this mechanism during viral infections, we analyzed public small RNA sequencing (sRNA-seq) data and chara...
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July 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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A viral protein disrupts rice cell wall integrity and modulates interactions with viruses and insects

Jialin Zhang, Wenyang Ye ... Jianguo Wu, Shanshan Zhao

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#PlantVirology #CellWall #RiceResearch #EcologicalInteractions
A viral protein disrupts rice cell wall integrity and modulates interactions with viruses and insects - Stress Biology
The plant cell wall provides structural support and serves as a barrier against pathogen invasion. Rice grassy stunt virus (RGSV) infection suppresses genes involved in cell wall biosynthesis, but the...
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April 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Molecular gatekeepers: eukaryotic translation factors decoding plant–virus dynamics for resistance engineering

Pankhuri Singhal, Shubham Saini ... Jitender Singh, Kalenahalli Yogendra

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#PlantVirology #Pathogen #Translational #SusceptibilityFactors
Molecular gatekeepers: eukaryotic translation factors decoding plant–virus dynamics for resistance engineering - Stress Biology
Plant viruses are among the most significant biotic stressors, posing a severe threat to crop productivity and global food security. Their success largely depends on the exploitation of host eukaryoti...
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March 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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February 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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🚨#recrutement #JobAlert #INRAErecrute
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@umrSVQV recrute un ingénieur(e) de recherche en virologie végétale pour une durée de 2 ans. 📷#plantvirology #fluorescence #microscopy #qPCR
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February 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Somewhat abstract, but a taster of Prof @edrybicki teaching philosophy, an educator who inspires me to this day (I did #PlantVirology in 1983)
Blog: On the utility of Pink Floyd's "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" as a metaphor for virus multiplication rybicki.blog/2010/09/16/o...
On the utility of Pink Floyd’s “The Grand Vizier’s Garden Party” as a metaphor for virus mul...
...which pretty much explains the concept...what's that?  Why?  Well, because the above-mentioned song - off the very strange and very wonderful album Ummagumma, released in 1969 - incorporates thre...
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December 2, 2023 at 3:42 PM
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🍂Among all sap-feeding hemipterans, aphids stand out by far as the most important vectors of noncirculative plant viruses. #PlantVirology #InsectVectors #OpenAccess
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Hemipteran vectors of stylet‐borne plant viruses: Aphids lead the charge
Among all sap-feeding hemipterans, aphids stand out by far as the most important vectors of noncirculative plant viruses. Compared to whiteflies and mealybugs, aphids’ highly specialized stylet anato....
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December 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Is there already a plant virology starter pack?

#plantscience #plantvirology
November 17, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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Turnip mosaic #virus selectively subverts a PR-5 thaumatin-like, plasmodesmal protein to promote viral #infection

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Turnip mosaic virus selectively subverts a PR‐5 thaumatin‐like, plasmodesmal protein to promote viral infection
Pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are induced by abiotic and biotic stresses and generally considered as part of the plant defense mechanism. However, it remains yet largely unclear if and how they...
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November 16, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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#VegetableRes
Viral infections harm Allium crops, and this review explores related interactions and control measures
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/vegres-0026-0011
#AlliumCrops #PlantVirology
July 19, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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#OurNewPreprint
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Common molecular determinants underlie potyvirus host species jumps and resistance breakdown
#PlantVirology #Potyvirus #Resistance #Endive
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August 4, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Inferring the multi-host fitness landscape of endive necrotic mosaic virus from cross-inoculation experiments
#PlantVirology #Modelisation #FitnessLandscape
🔗https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.18.712764
June 1, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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#OurNewPaper Congratulations to Adriana, doctoral student in our virology team. Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus, a highly destructive pathogen that poses a significant threat to several crops worldwide, particularly within the Mediterranean basin #PlantVirology #EmergingDisease #DiseaseResistance
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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#OurNewPreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social published with @isemevol.bsky.social
Interactions between a spider mite and a virus revealed via effects on their host plant🍅.
#PlantPathology #PlantVirology #tomato #TSWV (tomato spotted wilt virus) #TetranychusUrticae
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September 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM