Geminiviruses

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Classification, Taxonomy and Gene Function of Geminiviruses and Their Satellites

   • R. Vinoth Kumar

   Pages 1-16

3. Rolling Circle Replication and Transcription Processes in Geminiviruses

   • Nivedita Sharma, Rajrani Ruhel

   Pages 17-38

4. Distribution of Geminivirus in the Indian Subcontinent

   • Bhavin S. Bhatt, Fenisha D. Chahwala, Sangeeta, B. K. Yadav, B. Singh, Achuit K. Singh

   Pages 39-64

5. Geminivirus Occurrence in Australia, China, Europe, and the Middle Eastern Countries

   • Adel Ali Mohammed Al Shihi

   Pages 65-83

6. Mastreviruses in the African World: Harbouring Both Monocot and Dicot Species

   • Avinash Marwal, Rakesh Kumar Verma, Megha Mishra, Rajesh Kumar, R. K. Gaur

   Pages 85-102

7. Global Weed-Infecting Geminiviruses

   • Poonam Roshan, Aditya Kulshreshtha, Vipin Hallan

   Pages 103-121

8. Evolutionary Factors in the Geminivirus Emergence

   • Amir Hameed, Sara Shakir, Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi

   Pages 123-135

9. Geminivirus–Vector Relationship

   • Nicolas Bejerman

   Pages 137-145

10. Replication of DNA Satellites and Their Role in Viral Pathogenesis

    • Muhammad N. Sattar, Zafar Iqbal, Amir Hameed

    Pages 147-169

11. Geminiviruses Versus Host’s Gene Silencing Mechanism

    • Omid Eini

    Pages 171-196

12. Geminivirus Resistance Strategies

    • Abhinav Kumar, Jawaid A. Khan

    Pages 197-218

13. Integrated Pest Management Approaches

    • S. U. Mohammed Riyaz, K. Kathiravan

    Pages 219-235

This book provides in-depth information on all key aspects of geminivirus biology, e.g. the genetics and evolution, global diversity and spread of these plant pathogens, as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying their virulence. Geminiviridae is one of the largest viral families, comprising numerous plant-infecting viruses that cause diseases in crops and weeds. These diseases have been reported from nearly all continents, in particular Asia, Europe, Africa and America. The book summarizes the current state of knowledge on the interactions between plant host and virus. In addition, it discusses advances regarding the trans-replication of satellite molecules and its effect on geminiviral pathogenesis, as well as pest management strategies to combat these diseases in the field. 


Given its scope, the book is a must-read reference guide for all researchers and advanced students working in virology, agriculture and plant biotechnology..

• weed virus
• plant pathogen interaction
• pest management
• agriculture
• plant viruses
• plant biotechnology

• School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

  R. Vinoth Kumar

Dr R Vinoth Kumar obtained his PhD from the School of Life Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. His work involves studying the emergence and evolution of begomoviruses and satellites associated with diseases in several vegetable crops and weeds. His efforts have resulted in the identification of several novel and diverse viral genomic components, thereby generating genome sequence resources that can be used to devise effective management strategies to curb these diseases. In addition, he has studied the interaction of host plants with viral proteins during pathogenesis, which can be employed to create new antiviral methods against these begomoviruses. Dr Kumar has submitted more than 70 viral genomic sequences to the public database and has published numerous research articles and book chapters. He also had a brief stay at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK with the help of a scholarship from the European Commission. Currently, he is working as a researcher at theNational Centre for Biological Sciences (TIFR-NCBS), Bengaluru, India.

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