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Plant Science and Agronomy
Pakistan
2026

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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
71
Citations
20478
World Ranking
660
National Ranking
9

Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
20468
World Ranking
1822
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Pakistan Leader Award

Overview

Rob W. Briddon is affiliated with the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering in Pakistan. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Briddon's work focuses significantly on plant science, with additional contributions to insect science, endocrinology, agronomy and crop science, and horticulture. Their main research topics include plant virus research studies, plant and fungal interactions, plant pathogenic bacteria, insect-plant interactions and control, plant-microbe interactions and immunity, agronomic practices and intercropping systems, as well as cocoa and sweet potato agronomy.

The scientist has authored numerous papers published in a range of venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Asymptomatic populus alba: a tree serving as a reservoir of begomoviruses and associated satellites (2022, Australasian Plant Pathology)
  • Interaction of watermelon chlorotic stunt virus with satellites (2020, Australasian Plant Pathology)
  • qPCR Assay as a Tool for Examining Cotton Resistance to the Virus Complex Causing CLCuD: Yield Loss Inversely Correlates with Betasatellite, Not Virus, DNA Titer (2023, Plants)
  • Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite impaired ToLCNDV ability to maintain cotton leaf curl Multan alphasatellite (2022, Brazilian Journal of Biology)
  • Interaction of a tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus with a betasatellite enhances symptom severity in field-infected tomato plants (2021, Tropical Plant Pathology)

Briddon frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Shahid Mansoor, Muhammad Shafiq, Imran Amin, Zafar Iqbal, and Muhammad Saeed. These collaborations have resulted in a substantial number of joint publications.

Key publication venues where Briddon's research appears repeatedly include Australasian Plant Pathology, Tropical Plant Pathology, Archives of Virology, Plants, and Brazilian Journal of Biology. Among these, Australasian Plant Pathology has published the most papers authored by Briddon.

The scientist's research contributions cover a broad spectrum of plant-related biological studies, with emphasis on virology involving plant viruses, their interaction with host plants and other microorganisms, and implications for agricultural productivity and disease management.

Best Publications

  • Geminivirus strain demarcation and nomenclature

    C. M. Fauquet;R. W. Briddon;J. K. Brown;E. Moriones

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Geminiviridae.

    F. Murilo Zerbini;Rob W Briddon;Ali Idris;Darren P Martin

  • Revision of Begomovirus taxonomy based on pairwise sequence comparisons

    Judith K. Brown;F. Murilo Zerbini;Jesús Navas-Castillo;Enrique Moriones

  • Geminivirus transmission and biological characterisation of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotypes from different geographic regions.

    I D Bedford;R W Briddon;J K Brown;R C Rosell

  • Universal primers for the PCR-mediated amplification of DNA beta: a molecule associated with some monopartite begomoviruses

    R W Briddon;S E Bull;S Mansoor;I Amin

  • Diversity of DNA β, a satellite molecule associated with some monopartite begomoviruses

    Rob W Briddon;Simon E Bull;Imran Amin;Ali M Idris

  • Revision of taxonomic criteria for species demarcation in the family Geminiviridae, and an updated list of begomovirus species.

    Claude M. Fauquet;D. M. Bisaro;R. W. Briddon;J. K. Brown

  • Geminivirus disease complexes: an emerging threat

    Shahid Mansoor;Rob W. Briddon;Yusuf Zafar;John Stanley

  • Subviral agents associated with plant single-stranded DNA viruses

    R.W. Briddon;J. Stanley

  • A unique virus complex causes Ageratum yellow vein disease.

    Keith Saunders;Ian D. Bedford;Rob W. Briddon;Peter G. Markham

  • Identification of dna components required for induction of cotton leaf curl disease.

    R.W. Briddon;S. Mansoor;I.D. Bedford;M.S. Pinner

  • Geminivirus coat protein gene replacement alters insect specificity

    R.W. Briddon;M.S. Pinner;J. Stanley;P.G. Markham

  • Cotton leaf curl virus disease.

    R.W Briddon;P.G Markham

  • A genome-wide pairwise-identity-based proposal for the classification of viruses in the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae)

    Brejnev Muhire;Darren P. Martin;Judith K. Brown;Jesús Navas-Castillo

  • World Management of Geminiviruses.

    Maria R. Rojas;Monica A. Macedo;Minor R. Maliano;Maria Soto-Aguilar

  • Recommendations for the classification and nomenclature of the DNA-β satellites of begomoviruses

    R. W. Briddon;J. K. Brown;E. Moriones;J. Stanley

  • Capulavirus and Grablovirus: two new genera in the family Geminiviridae

    Arvind Varsani;Arvind Varsani;Philippe Roumagnac;Marc Fuchs;Jesús Navas-Castillo

  • Distinct evolutionary histories of the DNA-A and DNA-B components of bipartite begomoviruses

    Rob W Briddon;Basavaprabhu L Patil;Basavaraj Bagewadi;Muhammad Shah Nawaz-ul-Rehman

  • Diversity of DNA 1: a satellite-like molecule associated with monopartite begomovirus–DNA β complexes

    Rob W Briddon;Simon E Bull;Imran Amin;Shahid Mansoor

  • Characterisation of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus and Indian cassava mosaic virus: evidence for acquisition of a DNA B component by a monopartite begomovirus.

    Keith Saunders;Nazeera Salim;Vasant R. Mali;Varagur G. Malathi

  • Identification of a novel circular single-stranded DNA associated with cotton leaf curl disease in Pakistan.

    Shahid Mansoor;Sultan H. Khan;Aftab Bashir;Muhammed Saeed

Frequent Co-Authors

Shahid Mansoor
Shahid Mansoor University of Karachi
Peter G. Markham
Peter G. Markham John Innes Centre
Arvind Varsani
Arvind Varsani Arizona State University
John Stanley
John Stanley John Innes Centre
Claude M. Fauquet
Claude M. Fauquet Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Judith K. Brown
Judith K. Brown University of Arizona
Abdullah M. Al-Sadi
Abdullah M. Al-Sadi Sultan Qaboos University
Enrique Moriones
Enrique Moriones Spanish National Research Council
Kauser A. Malik
Kauser A. Malik Forman Christian College
Bikash Mandal
Bikash Mandal Indian Agricultural Research Institute

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