摘要 : The 15 articles included in this special issue of Virus Research were based on material presented at the Xth International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. This was held on October 14-18, 2007 at the International Crops Researc... 展开 The 15 articles included in this special issue of Virus Research were based on material presented at the Xth International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. This was held on October 14-18, 2007 at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. A total of 58 oral presentations and 118 posters were offered.The Hyderabad meeting was the tenth in the series of International Symposia held every 2-3 years since 1981 under the auspices of the International Plant Virus Epidemiology Committee (IPVEC) of the International Society for Plant Pathology. There were 217 participants from 27 different countries from five continents. The principal symposium organiser was Lava Kumar of ICRISAT with help from Farid Waliyah also from ICRISAT. 收起