Fundamentals of Viroid Biology provides a comprehensive introduction to emerging research on viroids and their biology. The book is organized into three parts, with sections that discuss historical perspectives as well as information on classifications, structure, life cycle and replication and viroid movement. The book goes on to discuss viroid diseases and their geographic distributions across Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, North and South America. Viroid pathogenesis and viroid-host interaction rounds out the coverage which includes viroid associated disease symptoms and viroid regions associated and viroid-host protein and translations. Detection and disease control strategies are also covered.
Contributed by an international group of renown contributors in viroid research, this book is a useful introductory reference to advanced undergraduates and graduate and postgraduate students. It is also ideal for early career researchers and scientists engaged in the study of viroid biology, virology, plant virology and microbiology.
- Covers introductory to advanced level of information in viroid research
- Supported by relevant flow chart, figures and graphics to enhance understanding of the concepts and protocols
- Offers contributions by an international array of experts who are authorities in viroid research
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-323-99689-1 (9780323996891)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Preface
Dedication
Opening words
Introductory Statement
Section 1 Introduction
1. Milestones in viroid research
2. Viroid taxonomy
3. Structure of viroids
4. Replication and movement of viroids in host plants
Section 2 Prospecting for viroid
5. Viroids diseases and its distribution in Asia
6. Viroid associated plant diseases in Europe
7. Naturally occurring viroid diseases of economically important plants in Africa
8. Naturally occurring viroids and viroid-related sequences in the tropical monocotyledons of Oceania
9. Viroids diseases and its distribution in North America
10. Viroid associated plant diseases in South America
Section 3 Viroid pathogenesis and viroid-host interaction
11. Viroid pathogenicity
12. Viroid and protein translation
13. Effect of viroid on host DNA methylation pathways
14. Transcriptomic analyses provide insights into plant-viroid interactions
15. Viroid-induced RNA silencing and its secondary effect on the host transcriptomeSection 4 Viroid disease management
16. Detection of viroids
17. Viroid Disease Control and Strategies
18. Policies, regulations and viroid free clean plant material for sustainable agricultureSection 5 Prospective
19. Application of bioinformatics in viroid research
20. Viroid-derived methods for puri¿cation, diagnostics, and secondary structure prediction
21. Future perspectives in viroid research
