Applied Plant Virology

Professor L.P. Awasthi is currently the Dean of the School of Agriculture and Dean of Academics at RNB Global University, Rajasthan, India. He is the former Head of the Department of Plant Pathology at Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology in Faizabad (U.P.) India. Dr. Awasthi has a PhD in Plant Virology from Lucknow University and is a distinguished scientist who has made contributions to the field of both plant pathology and plant virology. He has previously edited a book and written research articles on plant diseases. His area of specialization is virology and his professional experience includes more than 45 years of teaching microbiology, plant pathology, and virology. He has guided 77 M. Sc. (Ag.) and 35 PhD students and is actively involved in planning and organizing activities for the university pertaining to teaching and research.

• Important landmarks in the history of  virology1. Major advances in the history of plant virology Techniques for assay detection and diagnosis of plant viruses2. Recent Advances in  Plant virus Diagnostics in horticultural crops3. Advance methods  in the isolation and characterization of plant viruses infecting crops4. Diagnosis of the causal viruses of crop plants5. Modern technologies for the diagnosis and assay of plants viruses 6. Diagnosis of Plant Virus Diseases' 7. Advances in  Protein based diagnostic tools of plant viruses8. Rapid detection of plant viruses and viroids Architecture of Important viruses9. ARCHITECTURE OF IMPORTANT PLANT VIRUSES: THE ROLE OF CAPSID PROTEIN - ITS ASSEMBLY AND ARCHITECTURE Plant molecular virology10. Next generation sequencing technologies & plant molecular virology: a practical perspective11. Molecular responses of plants to viruses with emphasis on small RNAs 12. Protein Preparation from Virus-Infected Plants for Protoplast-Chloroplast ProteomicsReplication of plant viruses 13. DNA plant viruses :Biochemistry ,replication and molecular genetics 14. RNA plant viruses :Biochemistry  ,replication and  molecular genetics Physiology of virus infected hosts15. Physiology of Virus Infected PlantsViroids, Satellite viruses and satellite RNAs16. VIROIDS: SMALL ENTITIES WITH A MEAN PUNCHViruses of cryptogamic plants17. Fungal Viruses18. Algal Viruses Transmission of Plant Viruses19. The Role of Heat shock Proteins, in Vector-Virus Transmission Vectors of  plant viruses/Virus ,Vector relationship20. Mite (Acari: Acarina) Vectors Involving in Transmission of Plant Viruses21. Different Nematodes and Plasmodiophorids as Vectors of Plant Viruses22. Transmission of plant viruses through soil inhabiting nematode vectors23. New Advances in Insect Vector Biology and Virus Epidemiology24. Transmission of plant viruses in fields through various vectors25. White fly (Bemisia tabaci)  as vector of plant viruses26. Insect Vectors of Plant Viruses27. Insects as Transport Devices of Plant Viruses Epidemiology and evolution of Viruses 28. Epidemiology and evolution of poytviruses infecting cucurbits Nomenclature and classification of plant  viruses29. Plant  Virus Taxonomy Viral diseases of crops30. Inter- and intraspecific interactions among plant viruses in mixed infections31. Begomovirus research in Oman: A critical appraisal and the way ahead.32. Papaya ringspot virus-Carica papaya pathosystem 33. Viral Diseases of Crops-a critical review34. An insight into begomoviruses and associated satellites molecular diversity: Their prevalence and geographic distribution in ornamental plants across India35. Recent advances in  begomoviruses research in India36. Begomovirus research in Saudi Arabia: Current status and future prospects37. Curly top virus transmission, epidemiology, and management Economic losses due to infection by plant viruses38. Economic losses due to infection by plant viruses Human disorders caused by ssRNA plant viruses and DNA green algal virus39. PLANT and GREEN MICROALGAE VIRUSES IN HUMAN DISEASES Strategies for the Management of Viral diseases of cropsI. Antiviral Agents40. Management of viral diseases of crops41. Prevention and control of Viral Diseases of CropsII. Systemic induced resistance42. Systemic resistance  inducers from  plants –an ecofriendly approach for the management of viral diseases  of crops43. Mechanisms of systemic induced resistance in host plants 44. CRISPR Cas  system for engineering resistance to plant viruses45. Molecular tools  for engineering resistance in hosts against  plant viruses46. CRISPR -Cas system--a promising tool  for engineering resistance to plant viruses 47. Plant translation factors and virus resistance   48. Host Factor-Targeted Resistance to Plant Viruses49. Mechanisms of natural and genetically engineered resistance against VirusesIII. Integrated Management of viral diseases of crops50. Integrated Management of Vectored Viral Diseases of Plants51. Viruses of Orchids and Their Management Strategies Exclusion of plant viruses by certification and quarantine.52. Elimination  of viruses through  plant  quarantine53. Exclusion of plant viruses by certification and quarantine Evolution of Plant viruses54. Origin and evolution of plant viruses