Full-length articles

  1. Alabi, O.J., Zheng, Y., Jagadeeswaran, G., Sunkar, R., and Naidu, R.A. 2012. High-throughput sequence analysis of small RNAs in grapevine (VitisviniferaL.) affected by grapevine leafroll disease. Molecular Plant Pathology 13: 1060-1076.
  2. Alabi, O. J., Al Rwahnih, M., Karthikeyan, G., Poojari, S., Fuchs, M., Rowhani, A., and Naidu, R. A. 2011. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 occurs as genetically diverse populations. Phytopathology 101: 1446-1456.(featured on the cover page of the 2011 December issue of Phytopathology).
  3. Gutha, L. R., Casassa, L.F., Harbertson, J.F., and Naidu, R.A. 2010. Modulation of flavonoid biosynthetic pathway genes and anthocyanins due to virus infection in grapevine (Vitisvinifera L.) leaves. BMC Plant Biology 10: 187. (Highly Accessed)
  4. Jarugula, S., Gowda, S., Dawson, W.O. and Naidu, R.A. 2010. 3’-coterminal subgenomicRNAs and putative cis-acting elements of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 reveals ‘unique’ features of gene expression. Virology Journal 7: 180.
  5. Jarugula, S., Alabi, O.J., Martin, R.R. and Naidu, R.A. 2010. Genetic variability of natural populations of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-2 in Pacific Northwest vineyards. Phytopathology 100:698-707 (featured on the cover page of the 2010 July issue of Phytopathology).
  6. Alabi, O.J., Martin, R.R. and Naidu, R.A. 2010. Sequence diversity, population genetics and potential recombination events in Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus in Pacific Northwest Vineyards. Journal of General Virology 91: 265-276.
  7. Mekuria, T.A., Gutha, L.R., Martin, R.R. and Naidu, R.A. 2009. Genome diversity and intra- and interspecies recombination events in Grapevine fanleaf virus. Phytopathology 99:1394-1402 (Phytopathology Editor's Pick; APS Journals Online Research Update December 2, 2009;).
  8. Naidu, R.A., Perry, E.M., Pierce, F.J. and Mekuria, T. 2009. The potential of spectral reflectance technique for detecting Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-3 in two red-berried wine grape cultivars. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 66: 38-45.

(Recognized as one of the “three good examples of individual technology innovations” in Editor's Letter under “Technology to Solve Problems: New solutions target some of wine’s toughest issues” in the 5th Annual Technology Issue of the grape industry magazine Wines & Vines (), September 2009).

  1. Goodin, M.M., Zaitlin, D., Naidu, R.A. and Lommel, S.A. 2008. Nicotianabenthamiana: its history and future as a model for plant–pathogen interactions. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 21: 1015-1026.(Review article listed as the Most-Read article in the journal update on August 8, 2008 and remains 10 top most-read articles as of March 2013).

Brief Notes

  1. Kanuya, E., Clayton, L.A., Naidu, R.A., and Karasev, A.V. 2012. First report of Grapevine Fleck Virus in Idaho wine grapes. Plant Disease 96: 1705.
  2. Karthikeyan, G., Alabi, O.J., and Naidu, R.A. 2011. Occurrence of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 in two ornamental grapevine cultivars in Washington State. Plant Disease 95: 613.
  3. Naidu, R.A., and Mekuria, T.A. 2010. First report of Grapevine fleck virus from Washington vineyards. Plant Disease, 94: 784.
  4. Mekuria, T.A., and Naidu, R.A. 2010. First report of grapevine virus sequences highly similar to Grapevine Syrah virus-1 from Washington vineyards Plant Disease, Vol. 94, No. 6: 787.
  5. Mekuria, T.A., Karasev, A.V., Martin, R.R., and Naidu, R.A. 2009. First report of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-3 in six wine grape cultivars in Idaho. Plant Disease 93:1218.
  6. Jarugula, S., Soule, M.J., Rowhani, A., and Naidu, R.A. 2008. First report of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus-9 in Washington State vineyards. Plant Disease 92: 485.
  7. Mekuria, T., Martin, R.R., and Naidu, R. A. 2008. First report of the occurrence of Grapevine fanleaf virus in Washington State vineyards. Plant Disease 92: 1250.
  8. Soule, M.J., Eastwell, K.C., and Naidu, R.A. 2006. First report of Grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 in American Vitis spp. grapevines in Washington State. Plant Disease 90: 1461.