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Cotton anthocyanosis (?) luteovirus

Index

• Nomenclature
• Host range, transmission and symptoms
• Physical and biochemical properties
• Taxonomy and relationships
• Comments and References

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, 1989.

Nomenclature

Acronym

CAV

ICTV decimal code

39.0.1.T.004

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Abelmoschus esculentus, Gossypium barbadense, Hibiscus cannabinus, Sida rhombifolia, S. micrantha - reddening of mature leaves.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Aphis gossypii; Aphididae. Transmitted in a persistent manner. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting; not transmitted by contact between plants; not transmitted by seed.

Ecology and control

Studies reported by Costa (1957).

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Brazil.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible. Experimentally infected plants mostly show reddening.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Abelmoschus esculentus, Gossypium barbadense, Hibiscus cannabinus, Sida rhombifolia, S. micrantha - reddening of mature leaves.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Abelmoschus esculentus, Gossypium hirsutum, Hibiscus cannabinus.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Gossypium barbadense (W), Hibiscus cannabinus (W), Abelmoschus esculentus (W).

Susceptible host species

• Abelmoschus esculentus
• Gossypium barbadense
• Gossypium hirsutum
• Hibiscus cannabinus
• Sida micrantha
• Sida rhombifolia

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Malvaceae (6/6)

Physical and biochemical properties

No data available.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Luteovirus

Additional comments on relationships

See Waterhouse et al. (1988).

Comments and References

References

• Costa, A.S. (1957). Phytopath. Z. 28: 167.
• Waterhouse, P.M., Gildow, F.E. and Johnstone, G.R. (1988). AAB Descr. Pl. Viruses No. 339, 9 pp.

Cite this publication as: Brunt, A.A., Crabtree, K., Dallwitz, M.J., Gibbs, A.J., Watson, L. and Zurcher, E.J. (eds.) (1996 onwards). `Plant Viruses Online: Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database. Version: 20^th August 1996.' URL http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/

Dallwitz (1980) and Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993) should also be cited.