Classification and structure of plant viruses. Organisation and expression strategies of viral genomes. Interactions of viruses with plants. Virus multiplication and mechanisms of movement in the host plant. Pathogenesis and symptoms expression. Genetics of plant resistance to viruses. Gene-silencing and mechanisms of its suppression. Virus-like agents and agents that affect viral diseases (viruses, phytoplasmas, satellite viruses and satellite RNAs). Interaction of plant viruses with their vectors. Molecular mechanisms of plant virus transmission. Epidemiology of insect-borne plant viruses and related pathogens. Genetic variation, ecology and evolution of viruses. Methodology for the diagnosis of virus diseases. Modern methods of detection and identification. Conventional and biotechnological approaches for the management of plant viruses. Integrated management of plant viruses and their insect-vector. Emerging virus and virus-like diseases. Applications of plant viruses in nanobiotechnology. Current issues in plant virology.
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Comparative Plant Virology. R. Hull. 2nd Edition. 400 pp. Elsevier, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-12374-154-7
The Faculty of Crop Science of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), was founded in June 1989 (Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic Νο. 166Α΄/16-6-1989) it is the first University Faculty of Crop Science founded in Greece
