Detection and Management of New and Emerging Mystery Plant Virus Sources

Plant virus infections are estimated to cost billions of dollars in economic losses. Despite intensive efforts to manage and prevent plant viruses and their potential vectors in crop production processes, the threat posed by newly emerging or re-emerging viruses is becoming more common and poses potential threats even in previously uninfected areas. In this new volume, the editors review the progress made and the challenges ahead to address the hidden world of plant viruses, their impact on agriculture and food security, and the need for new detection systems and management strategies.

Alireza Golnaraghi, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Plant Protection at the Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University. He is also a researcher in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia and in the Department of Biodiversity,BoomZista Institute, both in Canada. Dr. Golnaraghi has made significant contributions in the area of viruses and endophytic microbes. He has published over 50 journal papers, several books, and book chapters and has presented many conference papers. With the help of international researchers and students, he established the not-for-profit BoomZista Institute in Canada in 2020, with the objective of saving the planet through research, publication, education, and dissemination of science.

Rajarshi Kumar Gaur, PhD, is Professor of Biotechnology at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has made significant contributions in the field of sugarcane viruses. He has published many papers and edited books and has presented over 50 papers at national and international conferences. He is a fellow of several professional associations, including Linnean Society and the Royal Society of Biology, among others. He has visited several laboratories around the world and is involved in managing international grants and collaborative projects related to plant viruses and disease management.

Rakesh Kumar Verma, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Biosciences at Mody University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan, India. He made significant contributions to the diagnosis, management, and phylogeny of potyviruses and begomoviruses by using molecular and bioinformatic tools. He is now working on the molecular characterization of endophytes isolated from Thar Desert and their plant growth promotion potential under abiotic and biotic stress conditions and is handling two projects on endophytes and their involvement in biotic and abiotic stress management. He has published book chapters and research papers and presented many papers at international and national conferences.