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  • Front Cover; Aphids as Virus Vectors; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; PART I:APHID VECTORS; CHAPTER 1. WORLDWIDE IMPORTANCE OF APHIDS AS VIRUS VECTORS; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 BIOLOGY OF THE MAJOR GROUPS OF APHIDS; 1.3. DISTRIBUTION OF APHIDS AND THE VIRUSES THEY TRANSMIT; 1.4 THE ATTRIBUTES OF APHIDS MOST AFFECTING THEIR ABILITY AS VIRUS VECTORS; 1.5 THE PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE HOST; 1.6 THE EFFECTS OF OTHER ORGANISMS; 1.7 WEATHER, APHIDS AND VIRUSES; 1.8 APHIDS AND VIRUSES FOR WEED CONTROL; 1.9 SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT APHIDS; 1.10 REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 2.anatomy of an aphid vector: myzus persicae2.1 introduction; 2.2 alimentary canal; 2.3 salivary gland; 2.4 mesodermal derivatives; 2.5 mycetome; 2.6 oenocytes; 2.7 circulatory system; 2.8 respiratory system; 2.9 nervous system; 2.10 reproductive system; 2.11 refereences; chapter 3. the mouthparts and feeding mechanism of aphids; 3.1 introduction; 3.2 general morphology of the head and organs of ingestion; 3.3 mouthparts; 3.4 sucking pump; 3.5 gustatory sense organs; 3.6 foregut; 3.7 esophageal valve; references; chapter 4.aphid penetration of plant tissues; 4.1 introduction.
  • 4.2 PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF PENETRATION4.3 PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PENETRATION; 4.4 REFERENCES; PART Il:APHID-BORNE VIRUSES; CHAPTER 5. INTRINSIC PROPERTIES AND TAXONOMY OF APHID-BORNE VIRUSES; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON TAXONOMY OF VIRUSES; 5.3 GROUPS OF APHID-TRANSMITTED VIRUSES; 5.4 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. PROPERTIES OF AN APHID-BORNE VIRUS: PEA ENATION MOSAIC VIRUS; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 PROPERTIES OF THE PARTICLES; 6.3 INFECTIVITY OF COMPONENTS OF PEMV; 6.4 STABILIZATION OF PEMV PARTICLES; 6.5 STRAINS OF PEMV; 6.6 DISCUSSION; 6.7 REFERENCES.
  • PART Ill: TRANSMISSION MECHANISMSCHAPTER 7. AN INGESTION-EGESTION HYPOTHESIS OF NONCIRCULATIVE VIRUS TRANSMISSION; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 NONPERSISTENT, NONCIRCULATIVE TRANSMISSION; 7.3 FITTING THE INGESTION-EGESTION HYPOTHESIS TO OBSERVABLE TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; 7.4 INGESTION-EGESTION TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND CONTROL-ORIENTED RESEARCH; 7.5 CIRCULATIVE TRANSMISSION; 7.6 CLOSING REMARKS; 7.7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 7.8 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. ACCESSORY FACTORS IN NONPERSISTENT VIRUS TRANSMISSION; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 THE HELPER COMPONENT PRODUCED IN VIRUS-INFECTED PLANTS.
  • 8.3 POLYAMINO ACID INDUCED VIRUS TRANSMISSION8.4 COMPARISON OF HELPER COMPONENT AND POLYAMINO ACID MEDIATED TRANSMISSION; 8.5 PROSPECTS; 8.6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT; 8.7 REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. BIMODAL TRANSMISSION OF PLANT VIRUSES; 9.1 INTRODUCTION; 9.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF BIMODAL TRANSMISSION; 9.3 TRANSMISSION OF CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS (CaMV) BY APHIDS; 9.4 PROPERTIES AND TRANSMISSION OF PEA SEED-BORNE MOSAIC VIRUS (PSbMV) BY APHIDS; 9.5 A DISCUSSION OF SOME VIRUSES THAT ARE BELIEVED TO BE BIMODALLY TRANSMITTED BY APHIDS; 9.6 EXPLANATION OF THE BIMODAL TRANSMISSION PHENOMENON.