First evidence of allexiviruses in allium plants in Ukraine and molecular characterization of their isolates
Kyrylo Taher, Tetiana Shevchenko, Halyna Snihur, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Iryna Budzanivska · 2026
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Kyrylo Taher and four co-authors report the first finds of a virus group in onion-family crops in Ukraine in this 2026 paper. These viruses spread through planting stock and are common in such crops worldwide. No survey had checked for them in Ukraine before.
The team tested plants from eight regions gathered between 2022 and 2025. Three named viruses turned up often in garlic, but rarely in onions. In garlic, two of the viruses appeared only in plants that already carried the third. Gene reads from eleven samples placed the local viruses within known world groups, with links to both Europe and Asia. The authors urge checks in planting stock programs.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kyrylo Taher, Tetiana Shevchenko, Halyna Snihur, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Iryna Budzanivska |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |