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May 15, 2009
Source:
CropBiotech Update
New species of the feared
begomovirus is threatening tomato crops in Patna, India. P.
Kumari together with colleagues from the School of Life
Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India,
discovered a new virus similar to the Tomato leaf curl Laos
virus. The new virus was said to have similar manifestation on
infected plants but has a different DNA sequence from that of
known begomovirus species. Diseased plants show mottling, leaf
distortion, crinkling and stunting. Begomovirus infects plants
such as tomatoes, beans, squash, cassava and cotton. The said
virus is transmitted rapidly and efficiently through a feeder
insect vector.
Details of the virus is available at:
http://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.1094/PDIS-93-5-0545B |
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