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Cotton leaf curl bigeminivirus

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

CLCuV

ICTV decimal code

29.0.3.0.013

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Gossypium barbadense, Abelmoschus esculentus, Corchorus fasicularis - chlorosis, thickened and malformed veins, petioles and leaves.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Bemisia tabaci; Aleyrodidae. Transmitted in a persistent manner. Virus not transmitted congenitally to the progeny of the vector; not transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting; not transmitted by contact between plants; not transmitted by seed.

Ecology and control

Studies reported by Abu Salih (1965); El Nur (1967); El Nur and Abu Salih (1966); Golding (1930); Kirkpatrick (1931); Nour and Nour (1964); Tarr (1951, 1957).

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Nigeria and Sudan.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible. Experimentally infected plants mostly show leaf curling and malformation.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Gossypium barbadense, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus cannabinus, H. sabdariffa, Althaea rosea, Sida alba - leaf curling.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Gossypium barbadense, Abelmoschus esculentus, Hibiscus cannabinus.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

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

Susceptible host species

• Abelmoschus esculentus
• Althaea rosea
• Corchorus (no species name provided)
• Corchorus fasicularis
• Gossypium barbadense
• Hibiscus cannabinus
• Hibiscus sabdariffa
• Sida alba

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Malvaceae (6/6)
• Tiliaceae (2/2)

Sources of host-range data

Nour and Nour (1964); Tarr (1957).

Physical and biochemical properties

No data available.

Taxonomy and relationships

bigeminivirus: Geminiviridae

Comments and References

References

• Abu Salih, H.S. (1965). Rep. Res. Div. Minist. Agric. Sudan 1964-65, p. 74.
• El Nur, E. (1967). Rep. Res. Div. Minist. Agric. Sudan 1966-67.
• El Nur, E. and Abu Salih, H.S. (1966). Rep. Res. Div. Minist. Agric. Sudan 1965-66.
• Farquharson, C.O. (1912). Rep. Agric. Dep. Nigeria.
• Golding, F.D. (1930). Emp. Cott. Grow. Rev. 7: 120.
• Kirkpatrick, T.W. (1931). Bull. ent. Res. 12: 323.
• Massay, R.E. and Andrews, F.W. (1932). Emp. Cott. Grow. Rev. 9: 32.
• Nour, M.A. and Nour, J.J. (1964). Emp. Cott. Grow. Rev. 41: 27.
• Tarr, S.A.J. (1957). Leaf Curl Disease of Cotton. Comm. Myc. Inst., Kew, U.K.
• Tarr, S.A.J. (1957). Emp. Cott. Grow. Rev. 34: 258.
• Tarr, S.A.J. (1964). Misc. Publs. Commonw. Mycol. Inst. 18: 23.

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.