Plant Disease & Vectors Publications

1. The transcriptome response of African and South American cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) to infection by the begomovirus EACMV-UG

   Ngwensang, Erica Njeatih, Bouvaine, Sophie and Maruthi, Midatharahally N. (2024) The transcriptome response of African and South American cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) to infection by the begomovirus EACMV-UG. Plant Pathology. ISSN 0032-0862 (Print), 1365-3059 (Online) (In Press)

2. Survey of cassava mosaic and brown streak diseases and their vector whiteflies in Malawi

   Musopole, Hastings T., Mtonga, Andrew P., Pankomera, Pilirani and Maruthi, M.N. (2024) Survey of cassava mosaic and brown streak diseases and their vector whiteflies in Malawi. Discover Agriculture, 2:113. ISSN 2731-9598 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s44279-024-00133-z )

3. Unraveling the cryptic Bemisia tabaci species complex: global phylogenomic analysis reveals evolutionary relationships and biogeographic patterns

   Wang, Hua-Ling, Geng, Shi-Long, Liu, Shu-Sheng, Li, Zhong-Tao, Cameron, Stephen, Lei, Teng, Xu, Wei, Liu, Qing, Zuo, Shuang, Omongo, Christopher A., Maruthi, M.N., Mugerwa, Habibu, Wang, Xiao-Wei, Liu, Yin-Quan, Navas-Castillo, Jesús, Fiallo-Olivé, Elvira, Lee, Kyeong-Yeoll, Krause-Sakate, Renate, Delatte, Hélène, Ng, James, Seal, Susan and Colvin, John (2024) Unraveling the cryptic Bemisia tabaci species complex: global phylogenomic analysis reveals evolutionary relationships and biogeographic patterns. Insect Science. ISSN 1672-9609 (Print), 1744-7917 (Online) (In Press)

4. Resistance levels of cassava landraces to CMD, CBSD and vector whiteflies in Malawi (version 1)

   Musopole, Hastings, Mtonga, Andrew and Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda (2023) Resistance levels of cassava landraces to CMD, CBSD and vector whiteflies in Malawi (version 1). Research Square. (doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2563018/v1 )

5. Diseases of common bean

   Mtonga, Andrew and Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda (2024) Diseases of common bean. In: Elmer, Wade H., McGrath, Margaret and McGovern, Robert J., (eds.) Handbook of Vegetable and Herb Diseases. Handbook of Plant Disease Management (HPDM) . Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 1-52. ISBN 978-3030355128 (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-35512-8_18-1 )

6. Detecting tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus causing ridge gourd yellow mosaic disease, and other Begomoviruses by antibody-based methods

   Naganur, Priya, Shankarappa, Kodegandlu Subbanna, Mesta, Raghavendra K., Rao, Chilakalapudi Durga, Venkataravanappa, Venkataravanappa, Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda and Narasimha Reddy, Lakshminarayana Reddy C. (2023) Detecting tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus causing ridge gourd yellow mosaic disease, and other Begomoviruses by antibody-based methods. Plants, 12:490. ISSN 2223-7747 (Online) (doi:10.3390/plants12030490 )

7. Morphological, pathological and phylogenetic analyses identify a diverse group of Colletotrichum spp. causing leaf, pod, and flower diseases on the orphan legume African yam bean

   Ogunsanya, Olaide Mary, Adebisi, Moruf Ayodele, Popoola, Akinola Rasheed, Afolabi, Clement Gboyega, Oyatomi, Olaniyi, Colgan, Richard, Armitage, Andrew, Thompson, Elinor, Abberton, Michael and Ortega-Beltran, Alejandro (2024) Morphological, pathological and phylogenetic analyses identify a diverse group of Colletotrichum spp. causing leaf, pod, and flower diseases on the orphan legume African yam bean. Plant Pathology. pp. 1-15. ISSN 0032-0862 (Print), 1365-3059 (Online) (doi:10.1111/ppa.13995 )

8. Insights into the population dynamics of phytophthora species associated with arecanut fruit rot disease

   Prathibha, V.H., Patil, Balanagouda, Rajesh, M.K., Gangurde, Sunil S., Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda, Gangaraj, K.P., Pandian, Thava Prakasa, Daliyamol, R., Chaithra, M., Rajkumar, - and Hegde, Vinayaka (2024) Insights into the population dynamics of phytophthora species associated with arecanut fruit rot disease. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 133:102334. pp. 1-13. ISSN 0885-5765 (doi:10.1016/j.pmpp.2024.102334 )

9. A comprehensive framework for the delimitation of species within the Bemisia tabaci cryptic complex, a global pest-species group

   Wang, Hualing, Lei, T, Wang, X-O, Cameron, S, Navas-Castillo, J, Liu, Y-Q, Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda, Omongo, C, Delatte, H, Lee, K-Y, Krause-Sakate, R, Ng, J, Seal, Susan, 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:10.1111/1744-7917.13361 )

10. Impact of viral diseases and whiteflies on the yield and quality of cassava

    Mkamilo, Geoffrey, Kimata, Bernadetta, Masinde, Emily A., Masisila, Festo F., Menya, Rahim O., Matondo, Dwasi and Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda (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:10.1007/s41348-024-00903-3 )

11. In silico prediction of candidate gene targets for the management of African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, SSA1-SG1), a key vector of viruses causing cassava brown streak disease

    Kaweesi, Tadeo, Colvin, John, Campbell, Lahcen, Visendi, Paul, Maslen, Gareth, Alicai, Titus and Seal, Susan (2024) In silico prediction of candidate gene targets for the management of African cassava whitefly (Bemisia tabaci, SSA1-SG1), a key vector of viruses causing cassava brown streak disease. PeerJ – the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences, 12:e16949. pp. 1-27. ISSN 2167-8359 (Online) (doi:10.7717/peerj.16949 )

12. Microbiome diversity and composition in Bemisia tabaci SSA1-SG1 whitefly are influenced by their host’s life stage

    El Hamss, Hajar, Maruthi, Midatharahally Narasegowda, Omongo, Chris, Wang, Hualing, van Brunschot, Sharon, 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:10.1016/j.micres.2023.127538 )

13. Genetic diversity, distribution, and structure of Bemisia tabaci whitefly species in potential invasion and hybridization regions of East Africa

    Ally, Hadija, El Hamss, Hajar, Simiand, Christophe, Maruthi, M.N., 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:10.1371/journal.pone.0285967 )

14. Comparative evolutionary analyses of eight whitefly Bemisia tabaci sensu lato genomes: cryptic species, agricultural pests and plant-virus vectors

    Campbell, Lahcen, Nwezeobi, Joachim, van Brunschot, Sharon, Kaweesi, Tadeo, Seal, Susan, 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., 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:10.1186/s12864-023-09474-3 )

15. Identifying putative resistance genes for barley yellow dwarf virus‐PAV in wheat and barley

    Alquicer, Glenda, Ibrahim, Emad, Maruthi, M.N. 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:10.3390/v15030716 )

16. Transcriptome dynamics in triticum aestivum genotypes associated with resistance against the wheat dwarf virus

    Sharaf, Abdoallah, Nuc, Przemysław, Ripl, Jan, Alquicer, Glenda, Ibrahim, Emad, Wang, Xifeng, Maruthi, M.N. 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:10.3390/v15030689 )

17. Endemism and reemergence potential of the ipomovirus Sweet potato mild mottle virus (family Potyviridae) in Eastern Africa: half a century of mystery

    Tugume, Arthur, Mbanzibwa, Deusdedith R, Alicai, Titus, Omongo, Christopher and Maruthi, M.N. (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:10.1094/PBIOMES-05-22-0031-RVW )

18. Spatio-temporal changes in endosymbiont diversity and composition in the African cassava whitefly, Bemisia tabaci SSA1

    El Hamss, Hajar, Maruthi, M.N., Ally, Hadija, Omongo, Chris, Wang, Hualing, van Brunschot, Sharon, 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:10.3389/fmicb.2022.986226 )

19. Effect of aphid biology and morphology on plant virus transmission

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

20. Microbiome diversity and reproductive incompatibility induced by the prevalent endosymbiont Arsenophonus in two species of African cassava Bemisia tabaci whiteflies

    El Hamss, Hajar, Ghosh, Saptarshi, Maruthi, M.N., 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:10.1002/ece3.8400 )