“…Among all species belonging to the Fabaceae family, in this review, attention is focused on seed-transmitted viruses affecting both annual cool- and warm-season legumes: chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.), naturally infected by 36 pathogenic viruses belonging to 24 genera of 11 families [ 154 , 160 , 161 ] (at least 4 seed-transmitted species); faba or faba bean ( Vicia faba L.), including 40 species, 24 genera, and 11 families [ 154 , 160 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 ] (at least 6 seed-transmitted species); lentil ( Lens culinaris Medik. ), including 24 species, 16 genera, and 9 families [ 154 , 160 ] (at least 7 seed-transmitted species); field pea ( Pisum sativum L.), including 42 species, 18 genera, and 11 families [ 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 ] (at least 8 seed-transmitted species); common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.), including 83 species, 24 genera, and 12 families [ 154 , 174 ] (at least 9 seed-transmitted species); soybean ( Glycine max ), including 35 species, 16 genera, and 12 families [ 154 , 175 ] (at least 5 seed-transmitted species); cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ), including 40 species, 16 genera, and 11 families [ 154 , 176 ] (at least 7 seed-transmitted species); and groundnut or peanut ( Arachis hypogaea L.), including 27 species, 11 genera, and 10 families [ 154 , 177 ] (at least 6 seed-transmitted species).…”