Plant virology in the 21st century in China: Recent advances and future directions

ABSTRACT Plant viruses are a group of intracellular pathogens that persistently threaten global food security. Significant advances in plant virology have been achieved by Chinese scientists over the last 20 years, including basic research and technologies for preventing and controlling plant viral...

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Published in:Journal of integrative plant biology 2024-03, Vol.66 (3), p.579-622
Main Authors: Wu, Jianguo, Zhang, Yongliang, Li, Fangfang, Zhang, Xiaoming, Ye, Jian, Wei, Taiyun, Li, Zhenghe, Tao, Xiaorong, Cui, Feng, Wang, Xianbing, Zhang, Lili, Yan, Fei, Li, Shifang, Liu, Yule, Li, Dawei, Zhou, Xueping, Li, Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
Disease resistance
emerging plant viruses
Food security
Gene expression
Host plants
Interrogation
Plant diseases
plant resistance/susceptibility to viral infection
plant virology
Plant viruses
plant virus‐based vectors
plant‒virus transmission vector interactions
Vectors
Viral diseases
viral pathogenesis
Viruses
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Summary:ABSTRACT Plant viruses are a group of intracellular pathogens that persistently threaten global food security. Significant advances in plant virology have been achieved by Chinese scientists over the last 20 years, including basic research and technologies for preventing and controlling plant viral diseases. Here, we review these milestones and advances, including the identification of new crop‐infecting viruses, dissection of pathogenic mechanisms of multiple viruses, examination of multilayered interactions among viruses, their host plants, and virus‐transmitting arthropod vectors, and in‐depth interrogation of plant‐encoded resistance and susceptibility determinants. Notably, various plant virus‐based vectors have also been successfully developed for gene function studies and target gene expression in plants. We also recommend future plant virology studies in China. Over the last two decades, the field of plant virology in China has made many significant advances. This review summarizes the key advancements in Chinese plant virology during this period, and briefly introduces the disciplinary characteristics, research capacity, and future directions in the plant virology field in China.
ISSN:1672-9072
1744-7909
DOI:10.1111/jipb.13580