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Lupin 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, 1991.

Nomenclature

Acronym

LLCV

ICTV decimal code

29.0.3.T.054

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Lupinus hartwegii - thickening of veins, downcurling of leaflets and petioles, greatly decreased flowering and severe plant stunting.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Bemisia tabaci; Aleyrodidae. Virus not transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in India.

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Lupinus hartwegii - downcurling of leaves and petioles, thickening of veins and stunting.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Lupinus hartwegii (W).

Susceptible host species

• Lupinus hartwegii

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

No data available.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible bigeminivirus: Geminiviridae

Comments and References

General comments

This uncharacterized virus has been included by the ICTV as a possible bigeminivirus (Francki et al., 1991).

References

• Francki, R.I.B., Fauquet, C.M., Knudson, D.L. and Brown, F. (1991). Fifth Rep. ICTV. Arch Virol. Suppl. 2, p. 176.
• Jones, R.A.C. and McLean, G.D. (1989). Ann. appl. Biol. 114: 609.
• Verma, V.S. (1974). Gartenbauwiss. 39: 53.

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.