2026/02/16 by José Natividad Jaén‐Sanjur, Ana Cristina García-Merenciano, Jesús Navas‐Castillo +1 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant Virus Research Studies #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Insect and Pesticide Research
paper · doi:10.1111/nph.71015
openalex publication_date 2026/02/16 · openalex created_date 2026/02/18 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18
Plant viruses play a pivotal role in shaping both natural ecosystems and agricultural landscapes, exerting profound impacts on global crop productivity and food security (Jones & Naidu, 2019). These pathogens cause a wide range of symptoms in plants, including stunting, leaf discoloration, and deformation, and reduced yield that collectively result in significant economic losses world-wide (Jones & Naidu, 2019). In extreme cases, crop damage can reach 100%. The emergence and spread of novel plant viruses, driven by factors such as climate change, global trade, and vector dynamics, pose a persistent and growing threat to sustainable agriculture and food systems (Ristaino et al., 2021).