Plant Virology Research in Saudi Arabia: Seven Decades of Progress and Virus Distribution

Saudi Arabia's plant virology research over seven decades is documented in this review. It reports approximately 81 viral species infecting 46 host plants, dominated by positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses. The author Zafar Iqbal published this CC-BY-4.0 licensed document on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution and host range of economically destructive viruses like tomato yellow leaf curl virus based on the documented species list.
• Study epidemiological linkages between agricultural regions based on the network analysis mentioned in the description.
• Benchmark historical research progress from symptom-based to molecular diagnostics as outlined in the seven-decade review.
• Identify research gaps in genomic surveillance and vector ecology for future study planning.

Strengths

• Documents a specific scope of ~81 plant viral species and 46 host species in Saudi Arabia.
• Provides a temporal context covering seven decades of research progress.
• Identifies specific, economically destructive viruses such as alfalfa mosaic virus and cucumber mosaic virus.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 143.7 KB DOCX text document, which is a very limited data scope.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable; data structure must be inferred from the narrative.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Zafar Iqbal

Collection Method

Likely compiled from a literature review and synthesis of historical research.

Time Range

Covers approximately seven decades of research up to the publication date.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 05:58:42

Geography

Saudi Arabia, with focus on central and western agricultural regions