Africa, begomovirus, geminivirus, leaf curl, sweet potato leaf curl virus, sweet potato leaf curl Uganda virus,

Wasswa, P., Otto, B., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Mukasa, S.B., Monger, W. and Gibson, R.W. (2011) First identification of a sweet potato begomovirus (sweepovirus) in Uganda: Characterization, detection and distribution. Plant Pathology, 60 (6). pp. 1030-1039. ISSN 0032-0862 (Print), 1365-3059 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2011.02464.x)

Africa, cassava, CBSVs, CMBs duplex and multiplex RT-PC

Abarshi, M.M., Mohammed, I.U., Jeremiah, S.C., Legg, J.P., Kumar, P. Lava, Hillocks, R.J. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2011) Multiplex RT-PCR assays for the simultaneous detection of both RNA and DNA viruses infecting cassava and the common occurrence of mixed infections by two cassava brown streak viruses in East Africa. Journal of Virological Methods, 179 (1). pp. 176-184. ISSN 0166-0934 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.10.020)

Africa, cassava, disease, incidence, virus diversity

Mohammed, I.U., Abarshi, M.M., Muli, B., Hillocks, R.J. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2012) The symptom and genetic diversity of cassava brown streak viruses infecting cassava in East Africa. Advances in Virology, 2012:795697. pp. 1-10. ISSN 1687-8639 (Print), 1687-8647 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/795697)

Africa, cassava, emerging diseases, virus evolution, PCR detection

Mbanzibwa, D.R., Tian, Y.P., Tugume, A.K., Patil, B.L., Yadav, J.S., Bagewadi, B., Abarshi, M.M., Alicai, T., Changadeya, W., Mkumbira, J., Muli, M.B., Mukasa, S.B., Tairo, F., Baguma, Y., Kyamanywa, S., Kullaya, A., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Fauquet, C.M. and Valkonen, J.P.T. (2010) Evolution of cassava brown streak disease-associated viruses. Journal of General Virology, 92 (4). pp. 974-987. ISSN 0022-1317 (Print), 1465-2099 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.026922-0)

Africa, cassava, food security, diseases, CMD, CBSD, yield loss

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Kimata, Bernadetta, Masinde, Emily A. and Mkamilo, Geoffrey (2020) Effect of time of harvesting and disease resistance in reducing Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) yield losses by two viral diseases. Modern Concepts & Developments in Agronomy, 6 (1):MCDA.000628. pp. 606-616. ISSN 2637-7659 (doi:https://doi.org/10.31031/MCDA.2020.06.000628)

Africa, cassava, food security, virus disease, whiteflies, road map, strategic plan

Legg, James, Somado, Eklou Attiogbevi, Barker, Ian, Beach, Larry, Ceballos, Hernan, Cuellar, Willmer, Elkhoury, Warid, Gerling, Dan, Helsen, Jan, Hershey, Clair, Jarvis, Andy, Kulakow, Peter, Kumar, Lava, Lorenzen, Jim, Lynam, John, McMahon, Matthew, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Miano, Doug, Mtunda, Kiddo, Natwuruhunga, Pheneas, Okogbenin, Emmanuel, Pezo, Phemba, Terry, Eugene, Thiele, Graham, Thresh, Mike, Wadsworth, Jonathan, Walsh, Steve, Winter, Stephan, Tohme, Joe and Fauquet, Claude (2014) A global alliance declaring war on cassava viruses in Africa. Food Security, 6 (2). pp. 231-248. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-014-0340-x)

Africa, cassava, virus disease, resistance genes, transcriptional analysis, RNA-Seq

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0002-0788-3243 , Tufan, Hale A., Mohammed, Ibrahim U. and Hillocks, Rory J. (2014) Transcriptional response of virus-infected cassava and identification of putative sources of resistance for cassava brown streak disease. PLoS ONE, 9 (5):e96642. ISSN 1932-6203 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096642)

Africa, cassava, whitefly, invasions, molecular markers

Hally, Hadija M., Hamss, Hajar El, Simiand, Christophe, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, John, Omongo, Christopher A. and Delatte, Helene (2019) What has changed in the outbreaking populations of the severe crop pest whitefly species in cassava in two decades? Scientific Reports, 9:14796. ISSN 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50259-0)

Africa, staple food, cassava, viruses, transgenic resistance

Patil, Basavaprabu L., Ogwok, Emmanuel, Wagaba, Henry, Mohammed, Ibrahim U., Yadav, Jitender S., Bagewadi, Basavaraj, Taylor, Nigel J., Kreuze, Jan F., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Alicai, Titus and Fauquet, Claude M. (2010) RNAi-mediated resistance to diverse isolates belonging to two virus species involved in Cassava brown streak disease. Molecular Plant Pathology, 12 (1). pp. 31-41. ISSN 1464-6722 (Print), 1364-3703 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00650.x)

Agroecology, Climate-change ecology, Ecological epidemiology, Ecological modelling, Entomology, Invasive species, Population dynamics

Kriticos, Darren J., Darnell, Ross E., Yonow, Tania, Ota, Noboru, Sutherst, Robert W., Parry, Hazel R., Mugerwa, Habibu, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Seal, Susan E. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 , Colvin, John, Macfadyen, Sarina, Kalyebi, Andrew, Hulthen, Andrew and De Barro, Paul J. (2020) Improving climate suitability for Bemisia tabaci in East Africa is correlated with increased prevalence of whiteflies and cassava diseases. Scientific reports, 10 (1):22049. ISSN 2045-2322 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79149-6)

Aleyrodidae, cassava, cytochrome oxidase I gene, fecundity, whitefly, Bemisia after

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Navaneethan, S., Colvin, John and Hillocks, Rory J. (2004) Bionomics, morphometrics and molecular characterization of a cassava Bemisia afer (Priesner & Hosny) population. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 24 (4). pp. 323-329. ISSN 1742-7584 EISSN: 1742-7592 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1079/IJT200438)

Aleyrodidae, cytochromoe oxidase I gene, genetic diversity, genotypes, molecular markers

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Rekha, A.R., Sseruwagi, P. and Hillocks, Rory (2007) Mitochondrial DNA variability and development of a PCR diagnostic test for populations of the whitefly Bemisia afer (Priesner and Hosny). Molecular Biotechnology, 35 (1). pp. 31-40. ISSN 1073-6085 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1385/MB:35:1:31)

Arabidopsis, Cambium, Cell cycle, Cell division, Cell expansion, Cyclin D3, Inflorescence stem, Organ size, Secondary growth, vascular development, xylem.

Collins, Carl, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X and Jahn, Courtney E. (2015) CYCD3 D-type cyclins regulate cambial cell proliferation and secondary growth inArabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66 (15). pp. 4595-4606. ISSN 0022-0957 (Print), 1460-2431 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv218)

BYDV‐PAV; wheat; barley; gene expression; RT‐qPCR; resistance

Alquicer, Glenda, Ibrahim, Emad, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X and Kundu, Jiban Kumar (2023) Identifying putative resistance genes for barley yellow dwarf virus‐PAV in wheat and barley. Viruses, 15:716. pp. 1-25. ISSN 1999-4915 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/v15030716)

Banana; Sri Lanka; BBTV; Polymerase; C hain reaction; Sequence; Phylogenetic tree

Wickramaarachchi, W. A. R. T., Shankarappa, K. S., Rangaswamy, K. T., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Rajapakse, R. G. A. S. and Ghosh, Saptarshi (2016) Molecular characterization of banana bunchy top virus isolate from Sri Lanka and its genetic relationship with other isolates. VirusDisease, 27 (2). pp. 154-160. ISSN 2347-3584 (Print), 2347-3517 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13337-016-0311-2)

Begomovirus, Bemisia tabaci, ELISA, geminivirus, genome sequences, hibiscus, host range, India, PCR

Rajeshwari, R., Reddy, R.V.C., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, J., Seal, S.E. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 and Muniyappa, V. (2005) Host range, vector relationships and sequence comparison of a begomovirus infecting hibiscus in India. Annals of Applied Biology, 147 (1). pp. 15-25. ISSN 0003-4746 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2005.00005.x)

Begomovirus, Bemisia tabaci, coat protein gene sequences, cucurbits, ELISA, electron microscopy, transmission

Muniyappa, V., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Babitha, C.R., Colvin, J., Briddon, R.W. and Rangaswamy, K.T. (2003) Characterisation of pumpkin yellow vein mosaic virus from India. Annals of Applied Biology, Volume (3). pp. 323-331. ISSN 0003-4746 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00257.x)

Bemisia afer, Ipomovirus, Manihot esculenta, RT-PCR, vector, whitefly

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Hillocks, R.J., Mtunda, K., Raya, M.D., Muhanna, M., Kiozia, H., Rekha, A.R., Colvin, J. and Thresh, J.M. (2005) Transmission of Cassava brown streak virus by Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Journal Of Phytopathology, 153 (5). pp. 307-312. ISSN 0931-1785 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0434.2005.00974.x)

Bemisia tabaci, DNA probes, resistance screening, squash-blot, ToLCV-[Ban4], TYLCV-Is

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Czosnek, H., Vidavski, F., Tarba, S-Y., Milo, J., Leviatov, S., Venkatesh, H.M., Padmaja, A.S., Kulkarni, R.S. and Muniyappa, V. (2003) Comparison of resistance to tomato leaf curl virus (India) and tomato yellow leaf curl virus (Israel) among Lycopersicon wild species, breeding lines and hybrids. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 109 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0929-1873 (Print), 1573-8469 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022091905911)

Bemisia tabaci, ELISA, Geminiviridae, legume, vector transmission, whitefly

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Manjunatha, B., Rekha, A.R., Govindappa, M.R., Colvin, John and Muniyappa, V. (2006) Dolichos yellow mosaic virus belongs to a distinct lineage of Old World begomoviruses; its biological and molecular properties. Annals of Applied Biology, 149 (2). pp. 187-195. ISSN 0003-4746 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2006.00075.x)

Bemisia tabaci, Gene expansion, Gene family, Invasiveness, Virus vector, Crop pest

Xie, Wen, Chen, Chunhai, Yang, Zezhong, Guo, Litao, Yang, Xin, Wang, Dan, Chen, Ming, Huang, Jinqun, Wen, Yanan, Zeng, Yang, Lui, Yating, Xia, Jixing, Tian, Lixia, Cui, Hongying, Wu, Qingjun, Wang, Shaoli, Xu, Baoyun, Li, Xianchun, Tan, Xinqiu, Ghanim, Murad, Qiu, Baoli, Pan, Huipeng, Chu, Dong, Delatte, Helene, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Ge, Feng, Zhou, Xueping, Wang, Xiaowei, Wan, Fanghao, Du, Yuzhou, Luo, Chen, Yan, Fengming, Preisser, Evan L., Jiao, Xiaguo, Coates, Brad S., Zhao, Yinyang, Gao, Qiang, Xia, Jinquan, Yin, Ye, Liu, Yong, Brown, Judith K., Zhou, Xuguo Joe and Zhang, Youjun (2017) Genome sequencing of the sweetpotato whitefly Bemsia tabaci MED/Q. GigaScience, 6 (5). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2041-1723 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/gix018)

Bemisia tabaci, biotype, cotton plant, Pakistan, virus vector

Ahmed, Muhammad Z., Ren, Shun-Xiang, Mandour, Nasser S., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Naveed, Muhammad and Qiu, Bao-Li (2009) Phylogenetic analysis of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) populations from cotton plants in Pakistan, China, and Egypt. Journal of Pest Science, 83 (2). pp. 135-141. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-009-0279-4)

Bemisia tabaci, cassava mosaic virus disease, fecundity, mating compatibility, RAPD-PCR, Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, J. and Seal, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 (2001) Mating compatibility, life-history traits, and RAPD-PCR variation in Bemisia tabaci associated with the cassava mosaic disease pandemic in East Africa. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 99 (1). pp. 13-23. ISSN 0013-8703 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00797.x)

Bemisia tabaci, whitefly, mosaic disease, image analysis

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, J., Seal, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 , Gibson, G. and Cooper, J. (2002) Co-adaptation between cassava mosaic geminiviruses and their local vector populations. Virus Research, 86 (1-2). pp. 71-85. ISSN 0168-1702 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-1702(02)00051-5)

Bemisia tabaci; Cassava; Cassava brown streak disease; Disease spread; Virus transmission; Whitefly

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Jeremiah, Simon C., Mohammed, Ibrahim U. and Legg, James P. (2017) The role of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), and farmer practices in the spread of cassava brown streak ipomoviruses. Journal of Phytopathology. ISSN 0931-1785 (Print), 1439-0434 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12609)

Bemisia tabaci; cryptic species; phylogenetics; RAD-Seq; reproductive compatibility; whiteflies

Wang, Hualing, Lei, T, Wang, X-O, Cameron, S, Navas-Castillo, J, Liu, Y-Q, Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Omongo, C, Delatte, H, Lee, K-Y, Krause-Sakate, R, Ng, J, Seal, Susan ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 , Fiallo-Olivé, E, Bushley, K, Colvin, John and Liu, S-S (2024) A comprehensive framework for the delimitation of species within the Bemisia tabaci cryptic complex, a global pest-species group. Insect Science. ISSN 1672-9609 (Print), 1744-7917 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-7917.13361)

CBSV, RT-PCR, diagnosis, cost-effective protocols

Abarshi, M.M., Mohammed, I.U., Wasswa, P., Hillocks, R.J., Holt, J., Legg, J.P., Seal, S.E. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2009) Optimization of diagnostic RT-PCR protocols and sampling procedures for the reliable and cost-effective detection of Cassava brown streak virus. Journal of Virological Methods, 163 (2). pp. 353-359. ISSN 0166-0934 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.10.023)

CMD, CBSD, virus, disease resistance, breeding, inheritance

Masinde, Emily A., Kimata, Bernadetta, Ogendo, Joshua. O., Mulwa, Richard M. S., Mkamilo, Geoffrey and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2020) Developing dual-resistant cassava to the two major viral diseases. Crop Science, 61 (3). pp. 1567-1581. ISSN 0011-183X (Print), 1435-0653 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20374)

Cassava brown streak disease; cassava mosaic disease; disease resistance; genotype environment interaction; high yield

Kimata, B, Masinde, E, Masisila, F, Menya, R, Matondo, D, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X and Mkamilo, G (2021) Adaptability and phenotypic stability of resistance to two viral diseases and yields traits in Cassava. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 12 (4). pp. 679-705. ISSN 2158-2742 (Print), 2158-2750 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2021.124046)

Cassava diseases, virus detection and quantification, TaqMan assays, real-time PCR

Otti, Gerald, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0002-0788-3243 , Kimata, Bernadetha, Mkamillo, Geoffrey, Kumar, Lava, Tomlins, Keith and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2016) High throughput multiplex real time PCR assay for the simultaneous quantification of DNA and RNA viruses infecting cassava plants. Journal Of Applied Microbiology (Online first), 120 (5). pp. 1346-1356. ISSN 1364-5072 (Print), 1365-2672 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.13043)

Cassava, CBSD, PAL1, resistance, induction

Kavil, Siji, Otti, Gerald, Armitage, Andrew ORCID: 0000-0002-0610-763X , Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0002-0788-3243 and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2021) PAL1 gene of the phenylpropanoid pathway increases resistance to the Cassava brown streak virus in cassava. Virology Journal, 18:184. ISSN 1743-422X (Print), 1743-422X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01649-2)

Cassava, CBSD, Resistance, Reversion

Mohammed, I. U., Ghosh, Saptarshi and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2015) Host and virus effects on reversion in cassava affected by cassava brown streak disease. Plant Pathology, 65 (4). pp. 593-600. ISSN 0032-0862 (Print), 1365-3059 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12458)

Cassava, CBSD, Root necrosis, Yield loss

Hillocks, Roderick J. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2015) Post-harvest impact of cassava brown streak disease in four countries in eastern Africa. Food Chain, 5 (1-2). pp. 116-122. ISSN 2046-1879 (Print), 2045-1887 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3362/2046-1887.2015.008)

Cassava, CBSD, incidence, Root necrosis, Yield loss

Masinde, Emily Atieno, Ogendo, Joshua Ondura, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Hillocks, Rory, Mulwa, Richard M.S. and Arama, Peter Futi (2016) Occurrence and estimated losses caused by cassava brown streak disease in Migori county, Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 11 (24):12A8CE958959. pp. 2064-2074. ISSN 1991-637X (doi:https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.10786)

Cassava, Cassava brown streak disease, Root necrosis, Yield loss

Hillocks, Rory, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Kulembeka, Heneriko, Jeremiah, Simon, Alacho, Francis, Masinde, Emily, Ogendo, Joshua, Arama, Peter, Mulwa, Richard, Mkamilo, Geoffrey, Kimata, Bernadetta, Mwakanyamale, Davis, Mhone, Albert and Benesi, Ibrahim (2015) Disparity between leaf and root symptoms and crop losses associated with cassava brown streak disease in four countries in eastern Africa. Journal Of Phytopathology, 164 (2). pp. 86-93. ISSN 0931-1785 (Print), 1439-0434 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12430)

Cassava, whitefly resistance, enotyping, metabotyping

Perez-Fons, Laura, Ovalle, Tatiana M., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, John, Lopez-Lavalle, Luis Augusto Becerra and Fraser, Paul D. (2020) The metabotyping of an East African cassava diversity panel: A core collection for developing biotic stress tolerance in cassava. PLoS ONE, 15 (11):e0242245. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1932-6203 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242245)

Cassava, whitefly, Arsenophonus, Rickettsia, fitness costs, virus retention

Ghosh, Saptarshi, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0002-0788-3243 , Richardson, Simon C. W. ORCID: 0000-0002-7927-0649 , Ghanim, Murad and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2017) Fitness costs associated with infections of secondary endosymbionts in the cassava whitefly species Bemisia tabaci. Journal of Pest Science, 91. pp. 17-28. ISSN 1612-4758 (Print), 1612-4766 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0910-8)

Cassava; Illumina Hiseq; temporal change; endosymbionts; whitefly

El Hamss, Hajar, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Ally, Hadija, Omongo, Chris, Wang, Hualing, van Brunschot, Sharon ORCID: 0000-0002-9634-9463 , Colvin, John and Delatte, Helene (2022) Spatio-temporal changes in endosymbiont diversity and composition in the African cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci SSA1. Frontiers Microbiology, 13:986226. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1664-302X (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.986226)

Cassava; Landraces; CBSD resistance; Genotype × environment interaction; Yield related traits

Masinde, Emily A., Mkamillo, Geoffrey, Ogendo, Joshua O., Hillocks, Rory, Mulwa, Richard M. S., Kimata, Bernadetta and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2017) Genotype by environment interactions in identifying cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) resistant to cassava brown streak disease. Field Crops Research, 215. pp. 39-48. ISSN 0378-4290 (Print), 1872-6852 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2017.10.001)

DNA probes, Lycopersicon, screening, ToLCBV-[Ban4], whitefly

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Muniyappa, V., Green, S.K., Colvin, J. and Hanson, P. (2003) Screening tomato and sweet-pepper genotypes resistance to Tomato leaf curl Bangalore virus and its vector Bemisia tabaci. International Journal of Pest Management, 49 (4). pp. 297-303. ISSN 0967-0874 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09670870310001593353)

Disease resistance, Tropical crop, Cassava, CBSD, CMD, Virus

Anjanappa, Ravi B., Mehta, Devang, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Kanju, Edward, Gruissem, Wilhelm and Vanderschuren, Hervé (2016) Characterization of brown streak virus-resistant cassava. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, 29 (7). pp. 527-534. ISSN 0894-0282 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-01-16-0027-R)

East African cassava mosaic Zanzibar virus, EACMZV

Bull, S.E., Karakacha, H.W., Briddon, R.W., Nzioki, S., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Stanley, J. and Winter, S. (2003) Occurrence of East African cassava mosaic Zanzibar virus (EACMZV) in coastal Kenya. Plant Pathology, 52 (6). p. 791. ISSN 0032-0862 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2003.00900.x)

Genetic diversity; Endosymbiotic bacteria; Cassava whiteflies; Africa

Ghosh, Saptarshi, Bouvaine, Sophie ORCID: 0000-0002-0788-3243 and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2015) Prevalence and genetic diversity of endosymbiotic bacteria infecting cassava whiteflies in Africa. BMC Microbiology, 15 (1):93. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1471-2180 (Print), 1471-2180 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-015-0425-5)

HQCF, rural markets, small-scale, CBSD, pasting properties

Abayomi, Louise A., Hillocks, Rory J., Gowda, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X and Westby, Andrew (2015) Impact of brown streak necrosis on cassava value addition. N/A. (Unpublished)

Homoptera, Aleyrodidae, genetic diversity, mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (mtCOI)DNA, host races, ecology

Sseruwagi, P., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, J., Rey, M.E.C., Brown, J.K. and Legg, J.P. (2006) Colonization of non-cassava plant species by cassava whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) in Uganda. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 119 (2). pp. 145-153. ISSN 0013-8703 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00402.x)

Iraq, tomato, disease, virus evolution, sequencing

Al-Kuwaiti, N., Otto, B., Collins, C., Seal, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2013) Molecular characterisation and first complete genome sequence of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) infecting tomato in Iraq. New Disease Reports, 27:17. ISSN 2044-0588 (doi:https://doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2013.027.017)

Manihot esculenta Cassava brown streak disease Cassava mosaic disease Virus indexing Virus diagnosis

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Whitfield, E. Charles, Otti, Gerald, Tumwegamire, Silver, Kanju, Edward, Legg, James P., Mkamilo, Geoffrey, Kawuki, Robert, Benesi, Ibrahim, Zacarias, Anabela, Munga, Therezia, Mwatuni, Francis and Mbugua, Edward (2018) A method for generating virus-free cassava plants to combat viral disease epidemics in Africa. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. ISSN 0885-5765 (Print), 1096-1178 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2018.09.002)

SSA1-SG1; life stage; meta microbiome; illumina; 16 S rDNA gene

El Hamss, Hajar, Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Omongo, Chris, Wang, Hualing, van Brunschot, Sharon ORCID: 0000-0002-9634-9463 , Colvin, John and Delatte, Helene (2023) Microbiome diversity and composition in Bemisia tabaci SSA1-SG1 whitefly are influenced by their host’s life stage. Microbiological Research, 278:127538. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0944-5013 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micres.2023.127538)

WDV; wheat; resistance; RNA-seq; transcriptome; genotype; virus

Sharaf, Abdoallah, Nuc, Przemysław, Ripl, Jan, Alquicer, Glenda, Ibrahim, Emad, Wang, Xifeng, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X and Kundu, Jiban Kumar (2023) Transcriptome dynamics in triticum aestivum genotypes associated with resistance against the wheat dwarf virus. Viruses, 15:689. pp. 1-20. ISSN 1999-4915 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/v15030689)

Whiteflies, Endosymbionts, Bacteria, molecular diversity, 16SrRNA

Wang, Hua-Ling, Lei, Teng, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Zhu, Dan-Tong, Cameron, Stephen L., Rao, Qiong, Shan, Hong-Wei, Colvin, John, Liu, Yin-Quan and Liu, Shu-Sheng (2020) A newly recorded Rickettsia of the Torix group is a recent intruder and an endosymbiont in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Environmental Microbiology, 22 (4). pp. 1207-1221. ISSN 1462-2912 (Print), 1462-2920 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14927)

Whitefly . Tomato leaf curl virus . Arsenophonus . Wolbachia . qRT-PCR

Prasannakumar, N. R. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2021) Understanding the interactions among the crop plants, a virus, insect vector whiteflies and their endosymbionts. Phytoparasitica. ISSN 0334-2123 (Print), 1876-7184 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-021-00905-z)

banana bunchy top virus

Lava Kumar, P., Ayodele, M., Oben, T.T., Mahungu, N.M., Beed, F., Coyne, D., Londa, L., Mutunda, M.P., Kiala, D. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2009) First report of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa spp.) in Angola. Plant Pathology, 58 (2). p. 402. ISSN 0032-0862 (Print), 1365-3059 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01974.x)

begomovirus, Bemisia tabaci, CMD

Alicai, T., Omongo, C.A., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Hillocks, Rory, Baguma, Y., Kawuki, R., Bua, A., Otim-Nape, G.W. and Colvin, John (2007) Re-emergence of Cassava Brown Streak Disease in Uganda. Plant Disease, 91 (1). pp. 24-29. ISSN 0191-2917 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/PD-91-0024)

begomoviruses, Indian Jatropha Mosaic Disease, cassava mosaic viruses

Aswatha Narayana, D.S., Rangaswamy, K.T., Shankarappa, K.S., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Lakshminarayana Reddy, C.N., Rekha, A.R. and Keshava Murthy, K.V. (2007) Distinct begomoviruses closely related to cassava mosaic viruses cause Indian Jatropha mosaic disease. International Journal of Virology, 3 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1816-4900 (doi:https://doi.org/10.3923/ijv.2007.1.11)

begomoviruses, tomato, Bangaladesh

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Rekha, A.R., Alam, S.N., Kader, K.A., Cork, Alan and Colvin, John (2006) A novel begomovirus with distinct genomic and phenotypic features infects tomato in Bangladesh. Plant Pathology, 55 (2). p. 290. ISSN 0032-0862 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2005.01275.x)

bemisia tabaci, heterosis, hybrids, virus resistance, Screening, whitefly

Shankarappa, K.S., Sriharsha, K.T., Aswathanarayana, D.S., Prameela, H.A., Kulkarni, R.S., Muniyappa, V., Rao, A.M. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2008) Development of tomato hybrids resistant to tomato leaf curl virus disease in South India. Euphytica, 164 (2). pp. 531-539. ISSN 0014-2336 (Print), 1573-5060 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-008-9750-1)

biogeography, infection, molecular genetics, horticulture

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Rekha, A.R. and Muniyappa, V. (2007) Pumpkin yellow vein mosaic disease is caused by two distinct begomoviruses: complete viral sequences and comparative transmission by an indigenous Bemisia tabaci and the introduced B-biotype. EPPO Bulletin, 37 (2). pp. 412-419. ISSN 0250-8052 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2338.2007.01127.x)

biological species; genome assembly; comparative genomics; phylogenomics; cladogenesis; transposons; endosymbiont; horizontal genes

Campbell, Lahcen, Nwezeobi, Joachim, van Brunschot, Sharon ORCID: 0000-0002-9634-9463 , Kaweesi, Tadeo, Seal, Susan ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 , Swamy, Rekha, Namuddu, Annet, Maslen, Gareth L., Mugerwa, Habibu, Armean, Irina M., Haggerty, Leanne, Martin, Fergal J., Malka, Osnat, Santos-Garcia, Diego, Juravel, Ksenia, Morin, Shai, Stephens, Michael E., Muhindira, Paul Visendi, Kersey, Paul J., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Omongo, Christopher A., Navas-Castillo, Jesús, Fiallo-Olivé, Elvira, Mohammed, Ibrahim Umar, Wang, Hua-Ling, Onyeka, Joseph, Alicai, Titus and Colvin, John (2023) Comparative evolutionary analyses of eight whitefly Bemisia tabaci sensu lato genomes: cryptic species, agricultural pests and plant-virus vectors. BMC Genomics, 24:408. ISSN 1471-2164 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09474-3)

biotype, Cytochrome oxidase, I gene, Geminivirus diversity, phylogenetics, population genetics, virus-specific primers

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Rekha, A.R., Mirza, S.H., Alam, S.N. and Colvin, John (2007) PCR-based detection and partial genome sequencing indicate high genetic diversity in Bangladeshi begomoviruses and their whitefly vector, Bemisia tabaci. Virus Genes, 34 (3). pp. 373-385. ISSN 0920-8569 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-006-0027-2)

biotypes, cytochrome oxidase I gene, esterase, molecular variability, RAPD-PCR, whitefly

Shankarappa, K.S., Rangaswamy, K.T., Aswathanarayana, D.S., Rekha, A.R., Raghavendra, N., Lakshminarayana Reddy, C.N., Chancellor, Tim ORCID: 0000-0002-4442-7001 and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2007) Development of silverleaf assay, protein and nucleic acid-based diagnostic techniques for the quick and reliable detection and monitoring of biotype B of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 97 (5). pp. 503-513. ISSN 0007-4853 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485307005251)

cassava exchange, in-vitro, germplasm, CBSD and CMD

Tumwegamire, Silver, Kanju, Edward, Legg, James P., Shirima, Rudolph, Kombo, Saleh, Mkamilo, Geoffrey, Mtunda, Kiddo, Sichalwe, Karoline, Kulembeka, Heneriko, Ndyetabula, Innocent, Kawuki, Robert, Alicai, Titus, Adiga, Gerald, Benesi, Ibrahim, Mhone, Albert, Zacarias, Anabela, Nicosa, Nubibi, Matsimbe, Sofrimento F., Munga, Therezia, Ateka, Elija, Navangi, Lynet, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Mwatuni, Francis, Mbugua, Edward, Ndunguru, Joseph and Rajab, Deogratious Mark (2018) The process and lessons of exchanging and managing in-vitro elite germplasm to combat CBSD and CMD in Eastern and Southern Africa. Food Security, 10 (2). pp. 351-368. ISSN 1876-4517 (Print), 1876-4525 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0779-2)

cassava mosaic geminiviruses, cassava brown streak viruses, Bemisia tabaci, whitefly, East Africa, epidemic

Legg, J.P., Jeremiah, S.C., Obiero, H.M., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Ndyetabula, I., Okao-Okuja, G., Bouwmeester, H., Bigirimana, S., Tata-Hangy, W., Gashaka, G., Mkamilo, G., Alicai, T. and Lava Kumar, P. (2011) Comparing the regional epidemiology of the cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak virus pandemics in Africa. Virus Research, 159 (2). pp. 161-170. ISSN 0168-1702 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2011.04.018)

cassava, CBSD, disease spread, virus transmission, whitefly, Bemisia tabaci

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Jeremiah, Simon C., Mohammed, Ibrahim U. and Legg, James P. (2017) The role of the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), and farmer practices in the spread of cassava brown streak ipomoviruses. Journal Of Phytopathology, 165 (11-12). pp. 707-717. ISSN 0931-1785 (Print), 1439-0434 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.12609)

cassava, cassava mosaic disease, Zanzibar, begomovirus

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Seal, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 , Colvin, J., Briddon, R.W. and Bull, S.E. (2004) East African cassava mosaic Zanzibar virus – a recombinant begomovirus species with a mild phenotype. Archives of Virology, 149 (12). pp. 2365-2377. ISSN 0304-8608 (Print), 1432-8798 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-004-0380-1)

cassava, ecology, natural enemies, climate change, cultivars

Macfadyen, Sarina, Paull, Cate, Boykin, Laura M., De Barro, Paul, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Ghosh, Saptarshi, Otim, Michael, Kalyebi, Andrew, Vassão, Daniel G., Sseruwagi, Peter, Tay, Wee Tek, Delatte, Helen, Seguni, Zuberi, Colvin, John and Omongo, Christopher Abu (2018) Cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), in sub-Saharan African farming landscapes: a review of the factors determining abundance. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 108 (5). pp. 65-582. ISSN 0007-4853 (Print), 1475-2670 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485318000032)

cassava, whitefly invasion, hybridization zones, disease outbreaks, microsatellite markers

Ally, Hadija, El Hamss, Hajar, Simiand, Christophe, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, John and Delatte, Helene (2023) Genetic diversity, distribution, and structure of Bemisia tabaci whitefly species in potential invasion and hybridization regions of East Africa. PLoS ONE, 18 (05):e0285967. pp. 1-22. ISSN 1932-6203 (Print), February 23, 2023; Published: May 25, 2023 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285967)

cicer arietinum, nested-PCR, polymerase chain reaction

Pallavi, M.S., Ramappa, H.K., Shankarappa, K.S., Rangaswamy, K.T., Wickramaarachchi, W.A.R.T. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2012) Detection and molecular characterization of phytoplasma associated with chickpea phyllody disease in south India. Phytoparasitic, 40 (3). pp. 279-286. ISSN 0334-2123 (Print), 1876-7184 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12600-012-0221-9)

co-infection; Eastern Africa; helper component protease; helper virus; Ipomovirus; mixed infections; phylogeography; sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); sweet potato reversion; vector-mediated transmission; virus disease epidemiology; virus emergence; virus evolution; virus tropism; virus-vector relationships

Tugume, Arthur, Mbanzibwa, Deusdedith R, Alicai, Titus, Omongo, Christopher and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2023) Endemism and reemergence potential of the ipomovirus Sweet potato mild mottle virus (family Potyviridae) in Eastern Africa: half a century of mystery. Phytobiomes Journal, 7 (1). pp. 5-28. ISSN 2471-2906 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-05-22-0031-RVW)

competition, PCR, plant-virus, synergism, virulence, whitefly

Colvin, J., Omongo, C.A., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Otim-Nape, G.W. and Thresh, J.M. (2004) Dual begomovirus infections and high Bemisia tabaci populations: two factors driving the spread of a cassava mosaic disease pandemic. Plant Pathology, 53 (5). pp. 577-584. ISSN 0032-0862 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0032-0862.2004.01062.x)

cross, whitefly, SSA1, SSA1-SG3, Arsenophonus and 16s rDNA

El Hamss, Hajar, Ghosh, Saptarshi, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Delatte, H and Colvin, John (2021) Microbiome diversity and reproductive incompatibility induced by the prevalent endosymbiont Arsenophonus in two species of African cassava Bemisia tabaci whiteflies. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (24). ISSN 2045-7758 (Print), 2045-7758 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8400)

croton (Codiaeum variegatum L, Bemisia tabaci, begomorovirus, croton leaf curl virus (CrLCuV), Ageratum yellow vein virus (AJ810825)

Mahesh, Y.S., Shankarappa, K.S., Rangaswamy, K.T., Prameela, H.A., Aswathanarayana, D.S., Divya, B.L., Nagesha, N. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2010) Detection and characterisation of a begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of ornamental croton (Codiaeum variegatum). Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 85 (2). pp. 101-105. ISSN 1462 0316

disease, Begomovirus, cassava, Zanzibar

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, J., Seal, S. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 and Thresh, J.M. (2002) First report of a distinct begomovirus infecting cassava in Zanzibar. Plant Disease, 86 (2). p. 187. ISSN 0191-2917 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2002.86.2.187A)

disease, Bemisia tabaci, India, tomato leaf curl virus

Banks, G.K., Colvin, J., Chowda, Reddy R.V., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Muniyappa, V., Venkatesh, H.M., Kiran Kumar, M., Padmaja, A.S., Beitia, F.J. and Seal, S.E. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 (2001) First report of the Bemisia tabaci B biotype in India and an associated tomato leaf curl virus disease epidemic. Plant Disease, 85 (2). p. 231. ISSN 0191-2917 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2001.85.2.231C)

dolichos yellow mosaic disease

Maruthi, M.N ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Rekha, A.R., Govindappa, M.R., Colvin, John and Muniyappa, V. (2006) A distinct begomovirus causes Indian dolichos yellow mosaic disease. Plant Pathology, 55 (2). p. 290. ISSN 0032-0862 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2005.01299.x)

duranta leaf, India, virology, begomovirus

Sharma, A., Shankarappa, K.S., Rangaswamy, K.T., Dubey, R.K. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2009) Duranta leaf curl disease in India is associated with a begomovirus. Indian Journal of Virology, 20. pp. 5-6. ISSN 0970-2822

epidemiology; whitefly; cassava brown streak disease; cassava mosaic disease; insect and disease resistance

Mkamilo, Geoffrey, Kimata, Bernadetta, Masinde, Emily A., Masisila, Festo F., Menya, Rahim O., Matondo, Dwasi and Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2024) Impact of viral diseases and whiteflies on the yield and quality of cassava. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection. ISSN 1861-3829 (Print), 1861-3837 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-024-00903-3)

geminiviridae, phylogeny, whitefly vector,

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Alam, S.N., Kader, K.A., Rekha, A.R., Cork, A. and Colvin, J. (2005) Nucleotide sequencing, whitefly transmission, and screening tomato for resistance against two newly described begomoviruses in Bangladesh. Phytopathology, 95 (12). pp. 1472-1481. ISSN 0031-949X (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-95-1472)

genetic diversity, mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I DNA, whitefly

Sseruwagi, P., Legg, J.P., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, J., Rey, M.E.C. and Brown, J.K. (2005) Genetic diversity of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) populations and presence of the B biotype and a non-B biotype that can induce silverleaf symptoms in squash, in Uganda. Annals of Applied Biology, 147 (3). pp. 253-265. ISSN 0003-4746 (Print), 1744-7348 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7348.2005.00026.x)

genetic diversity, virus isolates, cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, eastern Africa

Mohammed, I.U., Abarshi, M.M., Muli, B., Hillocks, R.J. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2012) The symptom and genetic diversity of cassava brown streak viruses infecting cassava in East Africa. Advances in Virology, 2012. ISSN 1687-8639 (Print), 1687-8647 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/795697)

grass pea, neuro lathyrism, food poisoning, food security, legume crop, Africa

Hillocks, R.J. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2012) Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus): Is there a case for further crop improvement? Euphytica, 186 (3). pp. 647-654. ISSN 0014-2336 (Print), 1573-5060 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-012-0702-4)

homoptera, aleyrodidae, RAPD-PCR, cytochrome oxidase I gene, phylogenetics, whitefly, molecular variability

Rekha, A.R., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Muniyappa, V. and Colvin, J. (2005) Occurrence of three genotypic clusters of Bemisia tabaci and the rapid spread of the B biotype in south India. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 117 (3). pp. 221-233. ISSN 0013-8703 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1570-7458.2005.00352.x)

horsegram, yellow mosaic virus

Rajkumar, S.G., Pramela, H.A., Rangaswamy, K.T., Divya, B.L., Shankarappa, K.S., Viswanatha, K.P. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2009) Sources of resistance to horsegram yellow mosaic virus disease. Journal of Plant Protection and Environment (6). pp. 86-89. ISSN 0973-1717

leaf curl disease, ornamental croton, begomovirus

Mahesh, Y.S., Shankarappa, K.S., Rangaswamy, K.T., Prameela, H.A., Aswathanarayana, D.S. and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2008) Detection of a begomovirus associated with leaf curl disease of ornamental croton (Codieum variegatum) in southern India. Journal of Plant Pathology, 90 (1). p. 143. ISSN 1125-4653

mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene, Bemisia tabaci, cassava, sweet potato, weed

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, John, Gibson, Gabriella, Thwaites, Richard M., Banks, Gina K. and Seal, Susan E. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 (2004) Reproductive incompatibility and cytochrome oxidase I gene sequence variability amongst host-adapted and geographically separate Bemisia tabaci populations (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Systematic Entomology, 29 (4). pp. 560-568. ISSN 0307-6970 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00272.x)

mode of virus transmission; persistent and non-persistent viruses; aphid behavior; capsid strategy and helper strategy

Wikum, H Jayasinghe, Akhter, Md Shamim, Nakahara, Kenji and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2021) Effect of aphid biology and morphology on plant virus transmission. Pest Management Science. ISSN 1526-498X (Print), 1526-4998 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6629)

potyvirus, PVY, ZYMV, BYMV, Iraq, molecular diversity

Al-Kuwaiti, N.A., Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X and Seal, S.E. ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 (2016) Molecular characterization of potyviruses infecting potato and vegetables in Iraq. Journal of Plant Pathology: An International Journal of the Italian Phytopathological Society, 98 (3). ISSN 1125-4653 (doi:https://doi.org/10.4454/JPP.V98I3.029)

pumpkin plants, disease, yellow vein mosaic virus

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Colvin, J., Briddon, R.W., Bull, S.E. and Muniyappa, V. (2003) Pumpkin yellow vein mosaic virus: a novel begomovirus infecting cucurbits. Journal of Plant Pathology, 85 (1). pp. 64-65. ISSN 1125-4653

tomato leaf curl, New Delhi virus, plant disease,

Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Rekha, A.R., Cork, Alan, Colvin, John, Alam, S.N. and Kader, K.A. (2005) First report of tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infecting tomato in Bangladesh. Plant Disease, 89 (9). p. 1011. ISSN 0191-2917 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1094/PD-89-1011C)

whitefly cDNA library, yeast two hybrid assay, gemini virus coat protein

Prasannakumar, N R and Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X (2021) Identification of whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) proteins interacting with Tomato leaf curl Bangalore virus coat protein gene using Y2H system. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. ISSN 1742-7584 (Print), 1742-7592 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-021-00561-0)

whitefly resistance, cassava, direct pest, Africa, South America

Omongo, Christopher A., Kawuki, Robert, Bellotti, Antony C., Alicai, Titus, Baguma, Yona, Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Bua, Anton and Colvin, John (2012) African cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, resistance in African and South American cassava genotypes. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 11 (2). pp. 327-336. ISSN 2095-3119 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(12)60017-3)

yellow-dwarf-virus, cassava mosaic-virus, myzus-persicae homoptera, leaf curl virus, whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses, performance, liquid-chromatography, rhopalosiphum-padi homoptera, tabaci gennadius hemiptera, life-history traits, spotted wilt virus

Colvin, John, Omongo, C.A., Govindappa, M.R., Stevenson, Philip C. ORCID: 0000-0002-0736-3619 , Maruthi, M.N. ORCID: 0000-0002-8060-866X , Gibson, Gabriella, Seal, Susan ORCID: 0000-0002-3952-1562 and Muniyappa, V. (2006) Host-plant viral infection effects on arthropod-vector population growth, development and behaviour: management and epidemiological implications. In: Maramorosch, Karl, Shatkin, Aaron J. and Thresh, J.M., (eds.) Plant Virus Epidemiology. Advances in Virus Research, 67 . Academic Press / Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 419-452. ISBN 978-0-12-039866-9 (ISBN-13) 0-12-039866-4 (ISBN-10) ISSN 0065-3527 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-3527(06)67011-5 (for book section))