A novel tool for virus detection in plant samples using siRNA-seqKotiščak, Jelena (Avtor) Gorenjak, Mario (Mentor) Bianchi, Valerio (Komentor) Bioinformaticphytopathologyvirologydeep sequencingPlant viruses and viral infections in crops significantly adversely affect crop yields and decrease fruit quality, leading to significant economic losses and posing a threat to sustainable global cultivation (Rubio, et al., 2020). To this extent, early identification of viral infections in plants is essential, and it is a significant step towards preventing the spread of the infection and thriving and healthy crop production. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has moved the limitations of sequencing technologies allowing rapid, affordable, and accurate sequencing and opening new genomic knowledge to researchers (Cullum, et al., 2010).[J. Kotiščak]20222022-09-07 23:39:11Magistrsko delo/naloga82900UDK: 575.112:581.2(043.2)COBISS_ID: 145476611sl