Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry
Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) plants are exposed to existing and emerging viruses as a result of expanding acreage of blueberry plantations across the world, primarily in North America. Since blueberry is cultivated in areas where there are wild Vaccinium spp., there is increasing risk of virus movemen...
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| author | Saad, Norsazilawati Olmstead, James W. Jones, Jeffrey B. Varsani, Arvind Harmon, Philip F. |
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| description | Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) plants are exposed to existing and emerging viruses as a result of expanding acreage of blueberry plantations across the world, primarily in North America. Since blueberry is cultivated in areas where there are wild Vaccinium spp., there is increasing risk of virus movement between wild and cultivated blueberries. This is theoretically possible because viruses can spread from commercial cultivars to native species and vice versa causing the spread of existing and new viruses. The occurrence of these viruses in blueberry can be devastating to the industry considering the cost for cultivation and production of this perennial crop. However, the advent of high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatic sequence analysis have allowed for rapid identification of known and novel viruses in any crop including blueberry, thus facilitating proper intervention in response to serious viral diseases. In this paper, we aim to focus on the current status of known and novel viruses emerging in blueberry worldwide, which may impact the blueberry industry. |
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| spelling | upm-939972023-06-15T22:07:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93997/ Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry Saad, Norsazilawati Olmstead, James W. Jones, Jeffrey B. Varsani, Arvind Harmon, Philip F. Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) plants are exposed to existing and emerging viruses as a result of expanding acreage of blueberry plantations across the world, primarily in North America. Since blueberry is cultivated in areas where there are wild Vaccinium spp., there is increasing risk of virus movement between wild and cultivated blueberries. This is theoretically possible because viruses can spread from commercial cultivars to native species and vice versa causing the spread of existing and new viruses. The occurrence of these viruses in blueberry can be devastating to the industry considering the cost for cultivation and production of this perennial crop. However, the advent of high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatic sequence analysis have allowed for rapid identification of known and novel viruses in any crop including blueberry, thus facilitating proper intervention in response to serious viral diseases. In this paper, we aim to focus on the current status of known and novel viruses emerging in blueberry worldwide, which may impact the blueberry industry. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021-10-14 Article PeerReviewed Saad, Norsazilawati and Olmstead, James W. and Jones, Jeffrey B. and Varsani, Arvind and Harmon, Philip F. (2021) Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry. Plants, 10 (10). art. no. 2172. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2223-7747 https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/10/2172 10.3390/plants10102172 |
| spellingShingle | Saad, Norsazilawati Olmstead, James W. Jones, Jeffrey B. Varsani, Arvind Harmon, Philip F. Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry |
| title | Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry |
| title_full | Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry |
| title_fullStr | Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry |
| title_short | Known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry |
| title_sort | known and new emerging viruses infecting blueberry |
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