Geminivirus: Detection, Diagnosis and Management

<p>Section I Detection and diagnosis<br>1. Current challenges and future perspectives on detection of geminiviruses<br>2. Molecular detection and characterization of begomoviruses infecting Amaranthus, a protein-rich crop<br>3. Recent developments in the diagnosis of geminiviruses<br>4. Viral metagenomics for the analysis of the Begomovirus genome<br>5. In silico detection tools for begomoviruses causing leaf curl disease in crops and its management through RNA interference</p> <p>Section II Emergence and diversity<br>6. Origin, evolution and bottlenecks of geminiviruses<br>7. Spotlight on the recently discovered aphid-transmitted geminiviruses<br>8. Emergence of begomoviruses in cucurbits as a menace for its cultivation<br>9. Begomoviruses in crops with economic interest for North and Central America<br>10. Diversity of begomoviruses infecting crops and weeds in the Caribbean and Latin America<br>11. Diversity of geminiviruses occurring on jatropha (Jatropha curcus), a biodiesel crop<br>12. Geminiviruses occurrence in the middle east and their impact on agriculture in Iraq<br>13. Diversity of begomoviruses associated with gourds<br>14. Characterization of begomoviruses and DNA satellites associated with tomato</p> <p>Section III Vector and transmission<br>15. Replication and transovarial transmission of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in its whitefly vector: myth or reality?<br>16. The other face of pollinating insects and their relationship to geminivirus transmission<br>17. Behavioral manipulation for managing Bemisia tabaci as a virus vector<br>18. Enigmatic emergence of seed transmission of geminiviruses</p> <p>Section IV Virus--host interaction<br>19. The diverse roles of the multifunctional C4/AC4 protein in geminivirus infection<br>20. Geminivirus DNA replication in plants<br>21. Begomovirus--host protein-protein interactions in intracellular virus movement<br>22. Geminivirus promoters: a breakthrough in transgenic research<br>23. Molecular evaluation of geminiviruses and their interaction with host plants<br>24. Molecular insights into pathogenicity determinant proteins of geminiviruses<br>25. The begomovirus--host interplay in viral replication and movement<br>26. Role of plant viral satellites association in geminivirus infection<br>27. Geminivirus infections co-opt posttranslational modification of proteins during viral pathogenesis<br>28. Exploring the functional interactions between geminivirus and host during viral replication, assembly, and movement<br>29. Molecular arms race between geminiviruses and host plants during infection cycle— a transcriptomics overview</p> <p>Section V Disease management<br>30. Resistance to geminivirus infections: natural and induced by controlled elicitation<br>31. Invasive tomato yellow leaf curl virus recombinants challenge virus diagnosis and disease management<br>32. Natural and engineered host resistance for geminivirus management<br>33. Natural and engineered resistance: implications for managing the cassava mosaic disease<br>34. Host immunity and viral counter defense<br>35. Disease rating scale for the resistant screening against be gomoviruses causing yellow mosaic disease in different crops<br>36. Overview of host factors and geminivirus proteins involved in virus pathogenesis and resistance<br>37. Application of virus-induced gene silencing in crops: mechanism, assessment of risk factors and ecological advantages<br>38. Peptide aptamers: selection strategies, mechanisms, and applications in engineered geminivirus resistance<br>39. Geminiviruses infecting tomato: genetic diversity, distribution, natural and genetically engineered resistance<br>40. Evaluating management strategies to control geminivirus</p>