Source: GENETIC LITERACY PROJECT, 1/12/22


Plant diseases alone cause around 40% of global crop losses, and their emergence and re-emergence have always remained an alarming concern (216). Recently, a series of new emerging viral diseases in crops, along with rapidly emerging or re-emerging viral pathogens, has caused a global concern, the reason for which ranges from dynamic cropping practices, free global trade, to the introduction of infected germplasm coupled with the ability of viruses to evolve and adapt rapidly (6).

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