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Waterborne Plant Viruses of Importance in Agriculture

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Glossary

Aphids :

Insects of the order Hemiptera

Contraseason :

Opposite to the normal season trend

Cucurbits :

General definition for members of the family Cucurbitaceae that includes economically important species including cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and melon (Cucumis melo L)

Debris :

The remains of natural material

Host-switching :

The evolutionary change of the host-specificity of a pathogen

Metagenomics :

The study of a collection of genetic material from a mixed community of organisms

Phytoviruses :

General definition for plant viruses

Resistant-breaking virus :

Viruses capable of infecting new hosts as a result host-range expansion from mutations

Virome :

The assemblage of viruses that is investigated and described by metagenomics sequencing

Virulent :

Term used to describe the degree of pathogenicity caused by a virus

Viruliferous :

Virus-carrying, especially of insects that infest edible crops

Definition of the Subject

Water-mediated transmission of plant viruses represents a...

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Betancourt, W.Q. (2023). Waterborne Plant Viruses of Importance in Agriculture. In: Shulman, L.M. (eds) Infectious Diseases. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2463-0_1096

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