2025

Kuhn et al. 2025. Annual (2024) taxonomic update of RNA-directed RNA polymerase-encoding negative-sense RNA viruses (realm Riboviria: kingdom Orthornavirae: phylum Negarnaviricota). Journal of General Virology 106:002077. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.002077

Mutethia, R, Hosain S, Herath V, Ong K, Riera-Lizarazu O, Byrne Kolomiets MV, Berg-Falloure KM, Floyd J, Verchot J. 2025. Distinct gene reprogramming in rosetted and symptomless shoots from the same mature rose plants infected with Rose Rosette Virus. Frontiers in Plant Science 16:1635660. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1635660

Peña-Zúñiga L, Espindola A, Ochoa-Corona F. 2025. Assessment of viral limit of detection in spiked, unassembled high throughput sequence datasets. PhytoFrontiers. 5:264-271. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOFR-11-24-0121-FI

Paslay C, Ali A. 2025a. Rogueing or rescuing: A potential new management approach for roses infected with Rose Rosette Virus. Viruses. 17:829. https://doi.org/10.3390/v17060829

Paslay C, Ali A. 2025b. A comprehensive review of known and emerging phytoviruses in rose species. Frontiers in Virology: 5:1669397. https://doi.org/10.3389/fviro.2025.1669397

2024

Rawandoozi, Z.J., A. Barocco, M.Y. Rawandoozi, P.E. Klein, D.H. Byrne, and O. Riera-Lizarazu. 2024. Genetic dissection of stem and leaf rachis prickles in diploid rose using a pedigree-based QTL analysis. Frontiers in Plant Science 15: 1356750. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1356750

Vazquez-Iglesias I, Delmiglio C, Ochoa-Corona FM, Thompson JR, Olson JD, Clover GRG, Boonham N, Fox A. 2024. Rose. In: Chapter 86, pp.755-763. Viral Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops. 2023. 1st edition. L. P. Awasthi Editor, Elsevier, Academic Press, pp 960. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90899-3.00094-X

2023

Rawandoozi, Z.J., E.L. Young, S. Kang, M. Yan, S. Noyan, Q. Fu, T. Hochhaus, M.Y. Rawandoozi, P.E. Klein, D.H. Byrne, and O. Riera-Lizarazu. 2023. Pedigree-based Analysis in Multi-parental Diploid Rose Populations Reveals QTLs for Cercospora Leaf Spot Disease Resistance. Frontiers in Plant Science 13:1082461. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1082461.

Verchot J., V. Herath, R. Jordan, J. Hammond. 2023. Genetic Diversity among Rose Rosette Virus Isolates: A Roadmap Towards Studies of Gene Function and Pathogenicity. Pathogens 12:12050707. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050707

Ruschel, R.G., M. Taylor, F.M. Ochoa-Corona, A.A.K. Jailani, T. Druciarek, and M. Paret. 2023. An Artificial Positive Control for Routine Detection of Rose Rosette Virus and Phyllocoptes fructiphilus That Fit Most Primers for PCR, LAMP and RPA Based Assays. Annals of Applied Biology 183(1):67-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12834

Olmedo-Velarde, A., F.M. Ochoa-Corona, A.E. Larrea-Sarmiento, T. Elbeaino, and F. Flores. 2023. In-silico Prediction of RT-qPCR-high Resolution Melting for Broad Detection of Emaraviruses. PLoS One 18(5): e0272980. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272980

Hochhaus, T., J. Lau, C.H. Taniguti, E.L. Young, D.H. Byrne, and O. Riera-Lizarazu. 2023. Meta-analysis of Rose Rosette Disease Resistant Quantitative Trait Loci and a Search for Candidate Genes. Pathogens 12(4):575.  https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040575

Windham, M.T., T. Evans, S. Collins, J.A. Lake, T., J. Lau, O. Riera-Lizarazu, and D.H. Byrne.  2023. Field Resistance to Rose Rosette Disease as Determined by Multi-year Evaluations in Tennessee and Delaware. Pathogens 12(3):439. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12030439

2022

Aparicio-Claros, N., M. Shires, D. Mollov, J. Hammond, R. Jordan, F. Ochoa-Corona, J. Olson, K. Ong, and L. Rodriguez. 2022. Rose Rosette Disease: A Diagnostic Guide. Journal of Applied Plant Health 23(4). https://doi.org/10.1094/PHP-05-22-0047-DG

Monterrosa, A., M. Paret, R. Ochoa, A.W. Ulsamer, S.V. Joseph. 2022. Temporal Incidence of Eriophyid Mites on Rose Rosette Disease-symptomatic and Asymptomatic Roses in central Georgia, USA. Pathogens 11(2):228. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11020228

Lau, J., E.L. Young, S. Collins, M.T. Windham, P.E. Klein, D.H. Byrne, and O. Riera-Lizarazu. 2022. Rose Rosette Disease Resistance Loci Detected in Two Interconnected Tetraploid Garden Rose Populations. Frontiers in Plant Science 13: 916231. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.916231

Rawandoozi, Z.J., E.L. Young, S. Noyan, Q. Fu, T. Hochhaus, M.Y. Rawandoozi, P.E. Klein, D.H. Byrne, and O. Riera-Lizarazu. 2022. QTL Mapping and Characterization of Black Spot Disease Resistance Using Two Multi-Parental Diploid Rose Populations. Horticulture Research 9: uhac183. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhac183

Young, E.L., J. Lau, N.B. Bentley, Z. Rawandoozi, S. Collins, M.T. Windham, P.E. Klein, D.H. Byrne, and O. Riera-Lizarazu. 2022. Identification of QTLs for Reduced Susceptibility to Rose Rosette Disease in Diploid Roses. Pathogens 11(6): 660. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpathogens11060660

Atallah O.O., S.M. Yassin, N. Shirley, J. Verchot. 2022. Exploring the Host Range of Rose Rosette Virus Among Herbaceous Annual Plants. Pathogens 11(12):1514. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121514

2020

Monterrosa, A., S. Joseph, W. Hudson, J. Williams-Woodward, and B. Pennisi. Mite Vector of Rose Rosette Virus. UGA Cooperative Extension Circular 1176. https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1176&title=mite-vector-of-rose-rosette-virus 

2019

Bauchan, G.B., G. Otero-Colina, J. Hammond, R. Jordan, R. Ochoa. 2019. Rose Rosette Disease: It All Started with a Small Mite. Acta Horticulturae 1232:227-232. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1232.33

Byrne, D.H., P.E. Klein, C. Hall, M. Windham, F.M. Ochoa-Corona, J. Olson, M. Paret, B. Babu, G. Knox, R. Jordan, J. Hammond, K. Ong, R. Ochoa, G.B. Bauchan, T. Evans, A. Windham, F. Hale, M.A. Palma, L. Ribera, H.B. Pemberton. 2019. Combatting Rose Rosette Disease US National Project. Acta Hortulturae 1232:203-212. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1232.30

2018

Otero-Colina, G., R. Ochoa, J.W. Amrine Jr., J. Hammond, R. Jordan, G.R. Bauchan. 2018. Eriophyoid Mites Found on Healthy and Rose Rosette Diseased Roses in the United States. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 36(4):146-153. https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-36.4.146

Jordan, R., M.A. Guaragna, J. Hammond. 2018. Development of Polyclonal and Monoclonal Antibodies to Rose Rosette Virus Nucleoprotein. Acta Horticulturae 1193:77-82. http://dx.doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1193.11

Babu, B., G. Knox, M.L. Paret, and F.M.Ochoa-Corona. 2018. Rose Rosette Disease: Recent Advances on Molecular Diagnostic Tools. HortScience 53(5), 596-600. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI12551-17

Ong, K., M. Shires, H.J. Whitaker, J. Olson, J. LaForest, and D.H. Byrne. 2018. Combatting Rose Rosette Disease with Volunteer Involvement in the Monitoring Effort. HortScience 53(5), 601-603. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI12552-17

Byrne, D.H., P. Klein, M. Yan, E. Young, J. Lau, K. Ong, M. Shires, J. Olson, M. Windham, T. Evans, and D. Novick. 2018. Challenges of Breeding Rose Rosette–resistant Roses. HortScience 53(5), 604-608. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI12553-17

Earlier Research

Allington, W.B., R. Staples, and G. Viehmeyer. Transmission of Rose Rosette Virus by the Eriophyid Mite Phyllocoptes fructiphilus. Journal of Economic Entomology 61(5). 1968. http://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/files/6303.pdf