WERA20: Management of Diseases Caused by Systemic Pathogens in Fruit Crops and Woody Ornamentals

(Multistate Research Coordinating Committee and Information Exchange Group)

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SAES-422 Reports

07/08/2023


  1. Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. Genome sequences of two grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus variants from Vitis vinifera cv. Riesling in Idaho, U.S.A. Microbiology Resource Announcements 12 (4): e01366-22 (https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.01366-22).

  2. Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. Occurrence of grapevine-associated tymo-like virus in wine grapes in the United States. Plant Disease 107: 592 (https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-22-1140-PDN).

  3. Dahan, J., Thompson, B.D., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2021. First report of grapevine rupestris vein feathering virus in wine grapes in Idaho. Plant Disease 105: 3309 (https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-21-0728-PDN).

  4. Donda, B.P., Kesoju, S.R., Arnold, K., McRoberts, N. and Naidu, R.A. 2022. Spatio-Temporal Spread of Grapevine Leafroll Disease in Washington State Vineyards. Plant Disease 107:1471-1480. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-04-22-0939-RE

  5. Druciarek, T., Lewandowski, M. and Tzanetakis, I.E., 2023. Identification of a second vector for rose rosette virus. Plant Disease, https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-11-22-2686-SC

  6. Medberry, A.M. Srivastava, A., Diaz-Lara, A., Al Rwahnih, M., Villamor E.V. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2023. A novel, divergent member of the Rhabdoviridae infects strawberry. Plant Disease 107: 620-623

  7. Villamor, D.V.V., Sierra Mejia, A., Martin, R.R. and Tzanetakis, I.E., 2023. Genomic analysis and development of infectious clone of a novel carlavirus infecting blueberry. Phytopathology 113: 98-103

  8. Medberry, A.M. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2022. Identification, characterization, and detection of a novel strawberry cytorhabdovirus. Plant Disease 106: 2784-2787

  9. Vakić, M., Stainton, D., Delic, D., and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2022. Characterization of the first Rubus yellow net virus genome from blackberry. Virus Genes 58: 594-597

  10. Osman, F., Dang, T., Bodaghi, S., Haq, R., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Rawstern, A., Rodriguez, E., Polek, M., Wulff, N. A., Roberts, R., Pietersen, G., Englezou, A., Donovan, N., Folimonova, S. Y., & Vidalakis, G. (2022). Update and validation of the 16S rDNA qPCR assay for the detection of three ‘Candidatus’ Liberibacter species following current MIQE guidelines and workflow. PhytoFrontiers™. https://doi.org/10.1094/phytofr-04-22-0046-fi

  11. Chambers, G. A., Geering, A. D. W., Holford, P., Vidalakis, G., & Donovan, N. J. (2022). Development of a one-step RT-qPCR detection assay for the newly described citrus viroid VII. Journal of Virological Methods, 299, 114330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2021.114330

  12. Lavagi-Craddock, I., Dang, T., Comstock, S., Osman, F., Bodaghi, S., & Vidalakis, G. (2022). Transcriptome Analysis of Citrus Dwarfing Viroid Induced Dwarfing Phenotype of Sweet Orange on Trifoliate Orange Rootstock. Microorganisms, 10(6), 1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10061144

  13. Dang, T., Bodaghi, S., Osman, F., Wang, J., Rucker, T., Tan, S.-H., Huang, A., Pagliaccia, D., Comstock, S., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Gadhave, K. R., Quijia-Lamina, P., Mitra, A., Ramirez, B., Uribe, G., Syed, A., Hammado, S., Mimou, I., Campos, R., … Vidalakis, G. (2022). A comparative analysis of RNA isolation methods optimized for high-throughput detection of viral pathogens in California’s regulatory and disease management program for citrus propagative materials. Frontiers in Agronomy, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2022.911627

  14. Dang, T., Wang, H., Espíndola, A. S., Habiger, J., Vidalakis, G., & Cardwell, K. (2022). Development and statistical validation of e-probe diagnostic nucleic acid analysis (EDNA) detection assays for the detection of citrus pathogens from raw high throughput sequencing data. PhytoFrontiers™. https://doi.org/10.1094/phytofr-05-22-0047-fi

  15. Xi, M., Deyett, E., Ginnan, N., Ashworth, V. E. T. M., Dang, T., Bodaghi, S., Vidalakis, G., Roper, M. C., Glassman, S. I., & Rolshausen, P. E. (2022). Geographic Location, Management Strategy, and Huanglongbing Disease Affect Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Communities Across U.S. Citrus Orchards. Phytobiomes Journal, 6(4), 342–353. https://doi.org/10.1094/pbiomes-03-22-0014-r

  16. Pagliaccia, D., Hill, D., Dang, E., Uribe, G., De Francesco, A., Milton, R., De La Torre, A., Mounkam, A., Dang, T., Botaghi, S., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Syed, A., Grover, W., Okamba, A., & Vidalakis, G. (2023). Automating Citrus Budwood Processing for Downstream Pathogen Detection Through Instrument Engineering. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 194. https://doi.org/10.3791/65159

  17. Rao A., Lavagi-Craddock I., and Vidalakis G. (eds.) 2022. Viroids: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology. Springer, Vol. 2316. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1464-8_4

  18. Hoffmann, M., Volk, E., Talton, W., Al Rwahnih, M., Almeyda, C., Burrack, H., Blaauw, B., Bertone, M. 2021. Grapevine Virus Distribution, Identification, and Management in North Carolina. NC State Extension Publications. AG-911.

  19. Fuchs, M., Almeyda, C.V., Al Rwahnih, M., Atallah, S.S., Cieniewicz, E.J., Farrar, K., Foote, W.R., Golino, D.A., Gómez, M.I., Harper, S.J., Kelly, M.K., Martin, R.R., Martinson, T., Osman, F.M., Park, K., Scharlau, V., Smith, R., Tzanetakis, I.E., Vidalakis, G., and Welliver, R. 2021. Economic studies reinforce efforts to safeguard specialty crops in the United States. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-05-20-1061-FE.

  20. Hoffmann M, Talton W, Nita M, Jones T, Al Rwahnih M, Sudarshana MR and Almeyda CV. 2020. First Report of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3) in Vitis vinifera in North Carolina. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-020-00710-3

  21. Hoffmann M, Talton W, Nita M, Jones T, Al Rwahnih M, Sudarshana MR and Almeyda CV. 2020. First Report of Grapevine red blotch virus, the Causal Agent of Grapevine Red Blotch Disease, in Vitis vinifera in North Carolina. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-19-1539-PDN

  22. Hamim I, Suzuki JY, Borth WB, Melzer MJ, Wall MM,Hu JS. 2022. Preserving plant samples from remote locations for detection of RNA and DNA viruses. Front Microbiol. 2022 Aug 25;13:930329. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.930329.

  23. Larrea-Sarmiento A, Olmedo-Velarde A, Wang X,Borth W, Domingo R, Matsumoto TK, Suzuki JY, Wall MM, Melzer M, Hu JS 2022. Genetic Diversity of viral populations associated with ananas germplasm and improvement of virus diagnostic protocols. Pathogens 2022, 11, 1470. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121470

  24. Larrea-Sarmiento A, Geering ADW, Olmedo-Velarde A, Wang X,Borth W, Matsumoto TK, Suzuki JY, Wall MM, Melzer M, Moyle R, Sharman M, Hu JS, Thomas JE. 2022. Genome sequence of pineapple secovirus B, a second sadwavirus reported infecting Ananas comosus. Arch Virol. 2022 Oct 21. doi: 10.1007/s00705-022-05590-9.

  25. Lee, J., Rennaker, C.D., Thompson, B.D., Dahan, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2023. Idaho ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ grape composition altered by grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3. NFS Journal 30: 1-6 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nfs.2023.02.002).

  26. Lee, J., Rennaker, C.D., Thompson, B.D., and Karasev, A.V. 2021. Influence of Grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) on Idaho ‘Syrah’ grape composition. Scientia Horticulturae 282: 110055 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2021.110055).

  27. Diaz-Lara A, Aguilar-Molina VH, Monjarás-Barrera JI, Vončina D, Erickson TM, Al Rwahnih M. Potential Implications and Management of Grapevine Viruses in Mexico: A Review. International Journal of Plant Biology. 2023; 14(1):177-189. DOI: 3390/ijpb14010015

  28. Choi J, Osatuke AC, Erich G, Stevens K, Hwang MS, Al Rwahnih M, Fuchs M. High-Throughput Sequencing Reveals Tobacco and Tomato Ringspot Viruses in Pawpaw. Plants. 2022; 11(24):3565. DOI: 10.3390/plants11243565

  29. Wwang, X., Larrea-Sarmiento, A., Olmedo Velarde, A., Al Rwahnih, M., Borth, W.B., Suzuki, J., Wall, M. M., Melzer, M., and Hu, J. 2022. Survey of viruses infecting Basella alba in Hawaii. Plant Disease. DOI: 1094/PDIS-02-22-0449-SR

  30. Hoyle, V, Flasco, MT, Choi, J, Cieniewicz, EJ, McLane, H, Perry, K, Dangl, G, Al Rwahnih, M, Heck, M, Loeb, G, Fuchs, MF., 2022. Transmission of Grapevine Red Blotch Virus by Spissistilus festinus [Say, 1830] (Hemiptera: Membracidae) between Free-Living Vines and Vitis vinifera 'Cabernet Franc'. VIRUSES-BASEL, 14(6). DOI: 10.3390/v14061156

  31. Voncina, D, Diaz-Lara, A, Preiner, D, Al Rwahnih, M, Stevens, K, Juri, S, Malenica, N, Simon, S, Meng, BZ, Maletic, E, Fulgosi, H, Cvjetkovic, B., 2022. Virus and Virus-like Pathogens in the Grapevine Virus Collection of Croatian Autochthonous Grapevine Cultivars. PLANTS-BASEL, 11(11). DOI: 10.3390/plants11111485

  32. Medberry AN, Srivastava A, Diaz-Lara A, Al Rwahnih M, Villamor DEV, Tzanetakis IE., 2023. A novel, divergent member of the Rhabdoviridae infects strawberry. Plant disease. DOI: 10.1094/pdis-05-22-1078-sc

  33. Kuo YW, Bednarska A, Al Rwahnih M, Falk BW., 2022. Development of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Infiltration of Infectious Clones of Grapevine Geminivirus A Directly into Greenhouse-Grown Grapevine and Nicotiana benthamiana Plants. Phytopathology, PHYTO01220015R. DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-22-0015-r

  34. Lebas, B., Adams, I., Al Rwahnih, M., Baeyen, S., Bilodeau, G.J., Blouin, A.G., Boonham, N., Candresse, T., Chandelier, A., De Jonghe, K. and Fox, A., 2022. Facilitating the adoption of high-throughput sequencing technologies as a plant pest diagnostic test in laboratories: A step-by-step description. EPPO Bulletin. 52(2): 394-418.DOI: 10.1111/epp.12863

  35. Bennypaul, H.S., Sanderson, D.S., Donaghy, P., Abdullahi, I., Green, M., Klaassen, V. and Al Rwahnih, M., 2022. Development of a one-step RT-qPCR assay for the detection of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 7. Journal of Virological Methods, 308: 114578.DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114578

  36. Jagunić, M., Diaz-Lara, A., Szőke, L., Rwahnih, M.A., Stevens, K., Zdunić, G. and Vončina, D., 2022. Incidence and Genetic Diversity of Grapevine Virus G in Croatian Vineyards. Plants. DOI: 10.3390/plants11182341

  37. ter Horst, A.M., Fudyma, J.D., Bak, A., Hwang, M.S., Santos-Medellin, C., Stevens, K., Rizzo, D., Al Rwahnih, M. and Emerson, J.B, 2022. RNA viral communities are structured by host plant phylogeny in oak and conifer leaves. Phytobiomes Journal. DOI: 10.1094/PBIOMES-12-21-0080-R

  38. Jagunić, M., Diaz-Lara, A., Rwahnih, M.A., Preiner, D., Stevens, K., Zdunić, G., Hwang, M. and Vončina, D., 2022. Grapevine Badnavirus 1: Detection, Genetic Diversity, and Distribution in Croatia. Plants. DOI: 10.3390/plants11162135

11/25/2024

Abrahamian, P., Tian, T., Posis, K., Guo, Y. Y., Yu, D., Blomquist, C. L., Wei, G., Adducci, B. A., Vidalakis, G., Bodaghi, S., Osman, F., Roy, A., Nunziata, S., Nakhla, M. K., Mavrodieva, V., & Rivera, Y. 2023. Genetic analysis of the emerging citrus yellow vein clearing virus reveals a divergent virus population in American isolates. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/pdis-09-23-1963-re


Aknadibossian, V., Freitas-Astúa, J., Vidalakis, G., & Folimonova, S. Y. 2023. Citrus Phantom Disorders of Presumed Virus and Virus-like Origin: What Have We Learned in the Past Twenty Years? Journal of Citrus Pathology, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.5070/c410161176


Aknadibossian, V., Freitas-Astúa, J., Vidalakis, G., Thermoz, J.-P., Licciardello, G., Catara, A., Batista, L., Pérez, J. M., Peña, I., Zamora, V., & Folimonova, S. Y. 2024. Further investigation on citrus phantom disorders of unconfirmed viral etiology. Journal of Citrus Pathology, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.5070/c411263792


Alabi, O.J., Stevens, K., Oladokun, J.O., Villegas, C., Hwang, M.S., Al Rwahnih, M., Tian, T., Hernandez, I., Ouro-Djobo, A., Sétamou, M. and Jifon, J.L. 2024. Discovery and characterization of two highly divergent variants of a novel potyvirus species infecting Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus L.). Plant Disease 108: 2494-2502.


Bodaghi, S., Tyler Dang, Huizi Wang, Andres Espindola, Irene Lavagi-Craddock, Fatima Osman, Marcos Ribeiro, Danielle Do Nascimento, Arunabha Mitra, Josh Habiger, Kitty Cardwell and Georgios Vidalakis. 2024. E-probes targeting citrus pathogens as a new diagnostic standard. Citrograph. Vol. 15:2, Spring 2024 p.44-47. https://citrusresearch.org/citrograph/archive


Chambers, G. A., Geering, A. D., Holford, P., Kehoe, M. A., Vidalakis, G., & Donovan, N. J. 2023. A reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for the detection of citrus exocortis viroid in Australian citrus. Australasian Plant Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-023-00903-1


Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2023. Grapevine endophyte endornavirus and two new endornaviruses found associated with grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) in Idaho, USA. Viruses 15 (6): 1347 (https://doi.org/10.3390/v15061347).


Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2024. Occurrence of grapevine yellow speckle viroid 2 and Australian grapevine viroid in Idaho grapevines. Plant Disease 108: 1121 (https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-24-0034-PDN).  


Douhan, G., Vidalakis, G., 2023. A new citrus virus to North America, citrus yellow vein clearing virus, was recently detected in residential properties in the San Joaquin Valley of California. International Organization of Citrus Virologists (IOCV). Newsletter. Riverside, CA. https://iocv.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2024-01/iocv_news_letter_202307.pdf


Druciarek, T., Sierra Mejia, A., Zagrodzki, S.K., Singh, S., Ho, T., Lewandowski, M. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. Phyllocoptes parviflori is a distinct species and a vector of the pervasive blackberry leaf mottle associated virus.  Infection, Genetics and Evolution: 105538   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2023.105538


Hajizadeh, M., Amirnia, F., Srivastava, A. and Tzanetakis I.E. 2024. First Report of Strawberry Virus 3 Infecting Strawberry in Iran. Plant Disease 108: 539. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1072-SR


Ho, T., Broome, J.C., Buhler, J.P., O’Donovan, W., Tian, T., Diaz-Lara, A., Martin, R.R. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. Integration of Rubus yellow net virus in the raspberry genome: A story centuries in the making. Virology 591: 109991 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2024.109991


Lavagi, V., Kaplan, J., Vidalakis, G., Ortiz, M., Rodriguez, M. V., Amador, M., Hopkins, F., Ying, S., & Pagliaccia, D. 2024. Recycling Agricultural Waste to Enhance Sustainable Greenhouse Agriculture: Analyzing the Cost-Effectiveness and Agronomic Benefits of Bokashi and Biochar Byproducts as Soil Amendments in Citrus Nursery Production. Sustainability, 16(14), 6070. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16146070


Lavagi-Craddock, I., Harper, S., Krueger, R., Quijia-Lamiña, P., & Vidalakis, G. 2024. Policies, regulations, and production of viroid-free propagative plant materials for sustainable agriculture. Fundamentals of Viroid Biology, 337–361. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-99688-4.00023-7


Liu, C.-W., Bodaghi, S., Vidalakis, G., & Tsutsui, H. 2024. Quick Plant Sample Preparation Methods Using a Micro-Homogenizer for the Detection of Multiple Citrus Pathogens. Chemosensors, 12(6), 105. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors12060105


Mejia, A.S., Villamor, D.E.V. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. A step closer in dissecting individual virus attributes in the blackberry yellow vein disease complex. Acta Horticulturae 1388: 373-376 DOI10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1388.54


Mitra, A., Sohrab Bodaghi, Kiran R. Gadhave, Sydney Helm, Rodriguez, Raymond K. Yokomi, Abigail M. Frolli, Ashraf El-Kereamy, and Georgios Vidalakis. 2024. Biology and transmissibility of CYVaV-like RNA. Citrograph. Vol. 15:2, Spring 2024 p.64-70. https://citrusresearch.org/citrograph/archive


Pagliaccia, D., Ortiz, M., Rodriguez, M. V., Abbott, S., De Francesco, A., Amador, M., Lavagi, V., Maki, B., Hopkins, F., Kaplan, J., Ying, S., & Vidalakis, G. 2024. Enhancing soil health and nutrient availability for Carrizo citrange (X Citroncirus sp.) through bokashi and biochar amendments: An exploration into indoor sustainable soil ecosystem management. Scientia Horticulturae, 326, 112661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2023.112661


Reyes-Proano, E., Knerr, A.J., and Karasev, A.V. 2024. Molecular characterization of birch toti-like virus, a plant-associated member in the new family Orthototiviridae. Archives in Virology 169: 140 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-06067-7).


Singh, S., Stainton, D. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. Development of rapid and affordable virus-mimicking artificial positive controls. Plant Disease 108: 30-34 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-23-1072-SR


Singh, S., Stainton, D. and Tzanetakis, I.E. 2024. No controls? No problem. A novel approach to develop controls that mimic natural virus infection. Acta Horticulturae 1388: 213-216  DOI 10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1388.32


Tan, S., Bodaghi, S., Mitra, A., Comstock, S., Huang, A., Hammado, S., Liu, J., Abu-Hajar, S., Quijia-Lamina, P., Villalba-Salazar, G. R., Douhan, G. W., Lavagi-Craddock, I., Frolli, A. M., El-Kereamy, A., & Vidalakis, G. 2024. Two distinct viral suppressors of RNA silencing encoded by citrus tatter leaf virus. Journal of Citrus Pathology, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.5070/c411262591


Vidalakis, G. 2024. The Citrus Clonal Protection Program. Ten stages of budwood production and distribution and performance metrics. Citrograph. Vol. 15:2, Spring 2024 p.38-42. https://citrusresearch.org/citrograph/archive.


Voncina, D., Jagunic, M., De Stradis, A., Diaz-Lara, A., Al Rwahnih, M., Scepanovic, M., Almeida, R.P.P. 2024. New host plant species of grapevine virus A identified with vector-mediated infections. Plant Disease 108: 125-130.

11/10/2025

Abou Kubaa R, Ouro-Djobo A, Stevens KA, Alabi OJ, Al Rwahnih M. 2025. Genome characterization of prunus maculavirus 1 (PrMcV-1), a novel member of the genus maculavirus identified in prunus spp. Archives of virology, 170(8): 168. 


Ault, N., Ren, S., Payne, D.  Li, Y., Srinivasan, A., Zheng, Y., Sunkar, R. and Naidu, R. A. 2025. Dynamics of small RNAs in a red-fruited wine grape cultivar infected with Grapevine red blotch virus. BMC Genomics 26: 417. 


Al Rwahnih M, Klaassen V, Erickson T, Alabi OJ, Stevens K, Hwang MS, Port L. 2025. A New Era in Federal Quarantine and State Certification Diagnostics at Clean Plant Centers in the United States. Plant disease, 109(7): 1392-1403. 


Chambers, G. A., Geering, A. D. W., Holford, P., Kehoe, M. A., Vidalakis, G., & Donovan, N. J. 2025. Genetic diversity of citrus viroid VII (CVd-VII). Archives of Virology, 170:12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-024-06191-4 


Cifuentes R., Brito M.L., Cornejo-Franco J.F., Alvarez-Quinto R.A., Mollov D., Martínez A., Ochoa J., Villamor D.E., Tzanetakis I.E., Quito-Avila D.F. 2025. Insights into the virome of the Andean blackberry (Rubus glaucus). Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 173:197–208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-025-03058-5 


Costanzo, S., Jones, T., Peter, K., Nikolaeva, E. 2025. First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini’-Related Strain Associated with Peach Yellows in Pennsylvania. Plant Disease, https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-06-25-1240-PDN 


Dahan, J., Orellana, G.E., Reyes-Proano, E., Lee, J., and Karasev, A.V. 2025. A novel cogu-like virus identified in wine grapes. Viruses 17 (9): 1175 (https://doi.org/10.3390/v17091175). 


de Souza JO, Klaassen V, Stevens K, Erickson TM, Heinitz C, Al Rwahnih M. 2024. Characterization of Genetic Diversity in the Capsid Protein Gene of Grapevine Fleck Virus and Development of a New Real-Time RT-PCR Assay. Viruses, 16(9). 


Druciarek T., Tzanetakis I.E. 2025. Invisible vectors, visible impact: The role of eriophyoid mites in emaravirus disease dynamics. Virology 606:110478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2025.110478 


Fuchs, M., Rwahnih, M. A., Blouin, A. G., Burger, J., Chooi, K.M., Constable, F., Ertunc, F., Fiore, N., Habili, N., Hily, J.-M., Katis, N., Lemaire, O., Maliogka, V. I., Maree, H. J., Minafra, A., Naidu, R.A, Pietersen, G., Saldarelli, P., Schmidt, A.-M., Music. M. Š., Várallyay, É. 2025. A list of eclectic viruses, virus-like diseases and viroids of grapevines that should not be considered for regulatory oversight: a global plea from virologists. Journal of Plant Pathology, 107(2): 847-858. 


Fust C, Lameront P, Shabanian M, Song Y, Abou Kubaa R, Bester R, Maree HJ, Al Rwahnih M, Meng B. 2025. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3: a global threat to grapevine and wine industries but a gold mine for scientific discovery. Journal of experimental botany, 76(11): 2985-3000. 


Haegeman A, Foucart Y, De Jonghe K, Goedefroit T, Al Rwahnih M, Boonham N, Candresse T, Gaafar YZA, Hurtado-Gonzales OP, Kogej Zwitter Z, Kutnjak D, Lamovšek J, Lefebvre M, Malapi M, Mavri# Pleško I, Önder S, Reynard JS, Salavert Pamblanco F, Schumpp O, Stevens K, Pal C, Tamisier L, Uluba# Serçe Ç, van Duivenbode I, Waite DW, Hu X, Ziebell H, Massart S. 2024. Correction: Haegeman et al. Looking beyond Virus Detection in RNA Sequencing Data: Lessons Learned from a Community-Based Effort to Detect Cellular Plant Pathogens and Pests. Plants 2023, 12, 2139. Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 13(5). 


Hajizadeh M., Ghaderi Zandan N., Koloniuk I., Sierra-Mejia A., Tzanetakis I.E. 2025. Characterization, detection, and prevalence of a novel strawberry crinivirus. Plant Dis. 109:988–991. 


Hardigan, M. A., Finn, C. E., Jones, P. A., Strik, B. C., Peterson, M. E., Bassil, N. V., King, R. M., Wiegand, Z. J., Olaya, C., Martin, R. R., Lee, J., & Lukas, S. B. (2025). ‘Thunderhead’ Erect Primocane Fruiting Blackberry. HortScience60(8), 1366–1371. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18617-25 


Harper, S, Molnar, C, Nikolaeva, E, Jones, T, and Peter, K. 2024. Draft Genome Sequence of North American Grapevine Yellows phytoplasma strain PDA15. Microbiology. https://mra.msubmit.net/cgi-bin/main.plex?el=A6Nv7CVdN1A3GPKl2F2A9ftdN1dYz2Xow9S7CzQtabJGgZ 


Larrea-Sarmiento AE, Galanti R, Olmedo-Velarde A, Wang X, Al Rwahnih M, Borth W, Lutgen H, Fitch MM, Sugano J, Sewake K, Suzuki J, Wall MM, Melzer M, Hu J. 2024. Characterization of Two Novel Viruses Within a Complex Virome from Flowering Ginger in Hawaii. Plant disease, 108(10): 3001-3009. 


Lavagi-Craddock, I., El-Kereamy, A., Hajeri, S., Lovatt, C. and Vidalakis, G. 2025. Dwarfing of commercial citrus varieties using TsnRNAs: Evaluation of yield, size and tree care from the 1990s commercial and university field trials. Citrograph. Vol. 16:4, Fall 2025 p.32–36. https://citrusresearch.org/citrograph/archive 


Liu, C.-W., Kalish, B., Bodaghi, S., Vidalakis, G., & Tsutsui, H. 2025. A 3D-printed handheld device for quick citrus tissue lysis and nucleic-acid extraction. Advances in Sample Preparation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sampre.2025.100199 


Manoharan, B., Qi, S.-S., Vidalakis, G., El-Kereamy, A., Satheesh, V., Elango, D., Dhandapani, V., Dai, Z.-C., & Du, D.-L. (2025). Roles of hormone signaling on defense responses of invasive Sphagneticola trilobata to pathogen and insect herbivore. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. (2025): 102722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2025.102722 


Mitra, A., Jarugula, S. and Naidu, R.A. 2025. Development of a minireplicon for Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 and genetic analyses of sequences in the 5ʹ non-translated region required for replication. Phytopathology 115: 1065-1075. 


Mohammed, Mohammed S., Lahuf, Adnan Abdaljeleel, Jeddoa, Zuhair M., de Souza, Juliana Osse, Al-Rwahnih, Maher. 2025. Survey and high throughput sequencing revealed mixed infections of cucurbit-infecting viruses in zucchini fields in Iraq. Tropical Plant Pathology, 50(1): 67. 


Molnar C., M.K. Shires, A.A. Wright, M.C. Hoskins, S.J. Cowell, E.V. Nikolaeva, R. Knier, M.T. Nouri, B. Black, S.J. Harper. 2024. Putting ‘X’ into context: the diversity of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ strains associated with the induction of X-disease. Plant Dis. 108 (9). 


Nascimento, D. M., Bodaghi, S., Wang, H., Ribeiro-Junior, M. R., Campos, R., Dang, T., Osman, F., Habiger, J., Espindola, A. S., Vidalakis, G., & Cardwell, K. F. 2025. Development and validation of a suite of e-probes for Electronic Diagnostic Nucleic Acid Analysis (EDNA) for 20 graft-transmissible pathogens of citrus using MiFi and blind ring testing among novice users. PhytoFrontiers, 5, 243–253. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-12-24-0140-FI  


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Olaya, C., Ohkura, M., Lake A, and Mahaffee, W. 2025. Oregon Clean Plant Center: supporting the berries industry in partnership with the OSU Plant Clinic. Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Honolulu, Hawaii. August 2-5, 2025. 


Olaya, C., Reinhold, L., Platt, McK., Peetz, A., Donahue, K., Zasada, I. 2024. Assessment of the distribution of Xiphinema spp and associated nepoviruses in the Pacific Northwest small fruits. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-04-24-0034-RS 


Ouro-Djobo A, Obasa K, Oladokun JO, Sétamou M, Al Rwahnih M, Alabi OJ. 2025. Relative occurrence and seasonal variations of wheat-infecting viruses in Texas. Plant disease. 


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Sierra-Mejia A., Villamor D.V.V., Rocha A., Wintermantel W.M., Tzanetakis I.E. 2024. Engineering a robust infectious clone and gene silencing vector from blackberry yellow vein associated virus. Virus Res. 350:199488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2024.199488 


Sierra-Mejia A., Villamor D.V.V., Tzanetakis I.E. 2024. Development and application of an infectious clone and gene silencing vector derived from blackberry chlorotic ringspot virus. Virus Res. 350:199460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2024.199460 


Singh S., Villamor D.V.V., Sharma Poudyal D., Sierra-Mejia A., Tzanetakis I.E. 2025. A systems-based approach to ensure berry crops health status: from the breeder to the field. Eur. J. Plant Pathol. 172:55–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-024-02985-z 


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