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Plant Viruses: A Historical and Scientific Exploration
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: Received: 18 May 2024 / Approved: 20 May 2024 / Online: 20 May 2024 (12:40:05 CEST)
How to cite: Suresh, S. Plant Viruses: A Historical and Scientific Exploration. Preprints 2024, 2024051236. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1236.v1 Suresh, S. Plant Viruses: A Historical and Scientific Exploration. Preprints 2024, 2024051236. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.1236.v1
Abstract
Ever since the virus was discovered in the 80s of the 19th century, plant viruses had a great impression within the field of plant pathology. In this book we trace the growth in the research on plant viruses beginning from traditional era (1882-1900) in which a new pathogen was discovered other than fungi and bacteria, later known as virus; biological era (1900-2000) in which the mode of spread and relationship of the virus with its vector was understood; biochemical/biophysical era (1930-1968) that marked the basis of virus purification and chemical characterization; molecular era of plant virology (1943-1995) in which establishment, progression & transmission of plant viruses was described within the host at molecular details ; era of viral molecular genetics (1980–2000), in which a significant role was played by the plant virologists to understand the position and function of genes, methods of viral gene cloning, gene silencing and other viral genome associated properties ; era of plant viral diagnostics (1980 – 2021) which led to rapid, specific and sensitive detection of plant viruses.
Keywords
Plant Virus; History; transmission; genome; Detection; biological era; biophysical era; molecular genetics era; viral diagnostics era
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Virology
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