Open AccessAdvances in and Prospects for Actinidia Viruses
Author(s) -
Guoding Zhang,
Bixin Bai,
Ming Xu,
Yuling Liu,
Yunfeng Wu,
Lei Zhao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
plant disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.663
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1943-7692
pISSN - 0191-2917
DOI - 10.1094/pdis-10-21-2270-fe
Subject(s) - biology , actinidia , actinidia chinensis , plant virus , crop , transmission (telecommunications) , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , virus , agronomy , botany , electrical engineering , engineering
Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is an economically important fruit crop worldwide. Before 2010, kiwifruit viruses had not received much attention; since then, more than 20 viruses infecting kiwifruit have been discovered. Some of these viruses cause severe yellowing, mosaic, necrosis, ringspots, and other symptoms on leaves, seriously impacting yield and quality. Many of these viruses are widely distributed. This review summarizes recent research advances in the identification, genomic variation, distribution, transmission, detection, incidence, prevention, and control of kiwifruit viruses and proposes directions for future research. Using virus-tested propagation material is the most economical and effective method for controlling kiwifruit viruses.