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Cowpea stunt (?) luteovirus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt, and M. Kameya-Iwaki, 1987.

Nomenclature

ICTV decimal code

39.0.1.T.DE.2

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Vigna unguiculata and Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis - stunting.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Aphis craccivora, but not Myzus persicae or Acyrthosiphon (Aulacorthum) solani; Aphididae. Transmitted in a persistent manner. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Ecology and control

Studies reported by Tsuchizaki et al. (1986).

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Indonesia and Thailand.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Vigna unguiculata, Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis, Glycine max, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, Vigna radiata - small, malformed leaves and severe stunting.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Vigna unguiculata, Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Vigna unguiculata (W), Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis (W).

Susceptible host species

• Glycine max
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Pisum sativum
• Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
• Vigna radiata
• Vigna sesquipedalis
• Vigna unguiculata
• Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis

Insusceptible host species

• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Gomphrena globosa
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Petunia × hybrida
• Physalis floridana

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (8/8)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (2/2)
• Solanaceae (3/3)

Sources of host-range data

Tsuchizaki et al. (1986).

Physical and biochemical properties

No data available.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Luteovirus

Comments and References

References

• Anon. (1976). In: Japan-Indonesia Food Crop Research Program Report 1970-1975, p. 171. Japan Int. Coop. Agency, Tokyo.
• Tsuchizaki, T. (1985). Nettai Noken Shuho 53: 143.
• Tsuchizaki, T., Senboku, T., Iwaki, M., Kiratiya-Angul, S., Srithongchai, W. and Deema, N. (1986). Tech. Bull. Trop. Agr. Res. Center, Japan 21: 219.

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.