Publications by authors named "Qinrong Zhong"
Wheat dwarf virus (WDV; genus , family ) is an economically important and widespread pathogen of cereal crops. It causes huge yield loss in wheat because of the unavailability of resistant varieties and rapid transmission by the vector leafhopper, (Dahlb). To monitor and forecast this viral disease, an early diagnosis method is required for WDV detection in both infected plants and the virus vectors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBarley yellow dwarf virus-GAV (BYDV-GAV) is one of the most prevalent viruses causing yellow dwarf disease in wheat in China. The biology and pathology of BYDV-GAV are well studied; however, gene functions and molecular mechanisms of BYDV-GAV disease development are unclear because of the lack of a reverse genetics system. In this study, a full-length complementary DNA (cDNA) clone of BYDV-GAV was constructed and expressed via -mediated inoculation of .
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- Wheat yellow dwarf virus, caused by barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), severely impacts wheat health and food production in China through yellowing and dwarfing symptoms.
- Small RNA sequencing revealed over 11,000 vsiRNAs in infected wheat, which can target and silence numerous wheat transcripts, especially those related to chlorophyll synthesis.
- The study confirms that specific vsiRNAs can cleave chlorophyll synthase transcripts, leading to symptoms similar to those seen in BYDV-GAV-infected plants, highlighting the role of vsiRNAs in plant-virus interactions.