Matthews' plant virology

It has been ten years since the publication of the third edition of this seminal text on plant virology, during which there has been an explosion of conceptual and factual advances. The fourth edition updates and revises many details of the previous edition, while retaining the important older results that constitute the field's conceptual foundation. Key features of the fourth edition include: * Thumbnail sketches of each genera and family groups * Genome maps of all genera for which they are known * Genetic engineered resistance strategies for virus disease control * Latest understanding of virus interactions with plants, including gene silencing * Interactions between viruses and insect, fungal, and nematode vectors * New plate section containing over 50 full-color illustrations.

Revised edition of: Plant virology / R.E.F. Matthews. 3rd ed. 1991.

About the Author; ; Preface; ; Chapter 1 Introduction; ; I. Historical Background; ; II. Definition of a Virus; ; III. About this Edition; ; Chapter 2 Nomenclature and Classification of Plant Viruses; ; I. Nomenclature; ; A. Historical Aspects; ; B. Systems for Classification; ; C. Families, Genera, Species and Groups; ; D. Plant Virus Families, Genera and Orders; ; E. Use of Virus Names; ; II. Criteria Used for Classifying Viruses; ; A. Structure of the virus particle; ; B. Physicochemical Properties of Virus Particles; ; C. Properties of Viral Nucleic Acids; ; D. Viral Proteins; ; E. Serological Relationships; ; F. Activities in the Plant; ; G. Methods of Transmission; ; III.

Families and Genera of Plant Viruses; ; A. Family Caulimoviridae; ; B. Family Geminiviridae; ; C. Family Circoviridae; ; D. Family Reoviridae; ; E. Family Partitiviridae; ; F. No Family; ; G. Family Rhabdoviridae; ; H. Family Bunyaviridae; ; I. No Family; ; J. Family Bromoviridae; ; K. Family Comoviridae; ; L. Family Potyviridae; ; M. Family Tombusviridae; ; N. Family Sequiviridae; ; O. Family Closteroviridae; ; P. Family Luteoviridae; ; Q. Floating Genera; ; IV. Retroelements; ; A. Family Pseudoviridae; ;…