Viroids and Satellites / edited by Ahmed Hadidi, Ricardo Flores, John W. Randles, Peter Palukaitis.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 3, 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; #x93;#x93;#x93;Viroids and Satellites; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; I. Viroids; I. Viroids: Economic Significance; 1 Economic Significance of Viroids in Vegetable and Field Crops; Introduction; Potato; Tomato; Hop; Cucumber; Pepper; Disease Management; References; 2 Economic Significance of Fruit Tree and Grapevine Viroids; Introduction; Pome Fruit Viroids; Stone Fruit Viroids; Mulberry, Pomegranate, and Fig Viroids; Persimmon Viroids; Avocado Viroids; Citrus Viroids; Grapevine Viroids; Acknowledgments; References.

3 Economic Significance of Viroids in Ornamental CropsIntroduction; Viroids Infecting Ornamental Crops; Symptoms of Viroid Infections in Ornamental Crops; Significance of Viroids in Ornamental Crops: Direct Impact; Significance of Viroids in Ornamental Crops: Indirect Impact; Ornamental Crops as a Source of Viroid Infections; References; 4 Economic Significance of Palm Tree Viroids; Introduction; Coconut Palm; Oil Palm; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; II. Viroid Characteristics; 5 Viroid Biology; Introduction; Host Range; Symptoms; Cytopathology; Transmission; Acknowledgments.

Cleavage of Oligomeric Strands: Host-Encoded RNases and Viroid-Embedded RibozymesCircularization of Monomeric Linear Strands: RNA Ligases and DNA Ligases Operating on RNA Substrates; The Other Side of the Coin: Degradation of Viroid Strands; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 8 Viroid Movement; Introduction; Intracellular Movement; Nuclear Transport; Transport to Chloroplasts; Intercellular and Vascular Movement; Future Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; 9 Viroid Pathogenesis; Introduction; Macroscopic Symptoms and Cytopathic Effects.

Biochemical Changes Accompanying Viroid InfectionMolecular Mechanisms; The Host Contribution to Pathogenicity Reexamined; RNA Silencing Limits the Spread of Viroid Infection; RNA Silencing Also Mediates Viroid Pathogenesis; Viroid Pathogenesis Engages Multiple Regulatory Networks; Acknowledgments; References; 10 Changes in the Host Proteome and Transcriptome Induced by Viroid Infection; Introduction; Protein Changes Associated With Viroid Infection; Interaction of Host Proteins With Viroids; Transcriptional Changes Associated With Viroid Infection.

'Viroids and Satellites' describes plant diseases and their causal agents while also addressing the economic impact of these diseases. It discusses various strategies for state-of-the-art methods for the detection and control of pathogens in their infected hosts and provides pivotal information from the discovery of viroids through the analysis of their molecular and biological properties, to viroid pathogenesis, host interactions and RNA silencing pathways.