Epidemiology and management of plant viruses under a changing climate

Authors: JEGER, MICHAEL - Imperial College; FERERES, ALBERTO - Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC); MALMSTROM, CAROLYN - Michigan State University; MAUCK, KERRY - University Of California; Wintermantel, William - Bill

Submitted to: Phytopathology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/19/2023
Publication Date: 11/24/2023
Citation: Jeger, M.J., Fereres, A., Malmstrom, C.E., Mauck, K.E., Wintermantel, W.M. 2023. Epidemiology and management of plant viruses under a changing climate. Phytopathology. 113(9):1620-1621. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-23-0262-V.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-23-0262-V

Interpretive Summary: This special issue of Phytopathology is focused on plant virus epidemiology and includes papers originating from presentations made at the 15th International Symposium on Plant Virus Epidemiology held in Madrid, Spain from June 5-8, 2022. The symposium was organized by the International Committee on Plant Virus Epidemiology (ICPVE) of the International Society of Plant Pathology (ISPP) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain, and hosted by CSIC in Madrid. The symposium was global in scope, attended by 152 participants from 24 countries, and included seven keynote speeches, 61 oral and 77 poster presentations, offering a rich diversity of perspectives on plant virus epidemiological research from throughout the World. The mission of the ICPVE is to promote research and worldwide exchange of information on the epidemiology and management of plant virus diseases. The first International Symposium on Plant Virus Epidemiology (ISPVE) was held in Oxford, UK in 1981, and symposia have been held at 2 - 4 year intervals since at locations throughout the world. The next ISPVE is scheduled to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2025 (https://www.isppweb.org/icpve/), and have resulted in the publication of two books, seven special Issues of Virus Research, and this special issue in Phytopathology. Papers contributed to this Special Issue include research from six continents and cover a range of topics influencing plant virus epidemiology, including the latest information on diagnostics, virus surveillance, and modelling, virus ecology and evolution, virus interactions with insect vectors, vector-borne diseases transmitted by non-viral microrganisms, disease management, and the impact of climate change on plant viruses, their transmission and prevalence.

Technical Abstract: This special issue of Phytopathology is focused on plant virus epidemiology and includes papers originating from presentations made at the 15th International Symposium on Plant Virus Epidemiology held in Madrid, Spain from June 5-8, 2022. The symposium was organized by the International Committee on Plant Virus Epidemiology (ICPVE) of the International Society of Plant Pathology (ISPP) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain, and hosted by CSIC in Madrid. The symposium was global in scope, attended by 152 participants from 24 countries, and included seven keynote speeches, 61 oral and 77 poster presentations, offering a rich diversity of perspectives on plant virus epidemiological research from throughout the World. The mission of the ICPVE is to promote research and worldwide exchange of information on the epidemiology and management of plant virus diseases. The first International Symposium on Plant Virus Epidemiology (ISPVE) was held in Oxford, UK in 1981, and symposia have been held at 2 - 4 year intervals since at locations throughout the world. The next ISPVE is scheduled to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2025 (https://www.isppweb.org/icpve/), and have resulted in the publication of two books, seven special Issues of Virus Research, and this special issue in Phytopathology. Papers contributed to this Special Issue include research from six continents and cover a range of topics influencing plant virus epidemiology, including the latest information on diagnostics, virus surveillance, and modelling, virus ecology and evolution, virus interactions with insect vectors, vector-borne diseases transmitted by non-viral microrganisms, disease management, and the impact of climate change on plant viruses, their transmission and prevalence.