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Millet red leaf (?) luteovirus

Index

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

Nomenclature

Acronym

MRLV

ICTV decimal code

39.0.1.T.008

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

• Setaria italica - reddening of leaf blades and stems of purple stemmed cultivars and leaf yellowing in green stemmed cultivars.

Transmission

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Rhopalosiphum maidis, Macrosiphum (Sitobion) avenae and Schizaphis graminum; Aphididae. Transmitted in a persistent manner. Virus not transmitted by seed.

Geographical distribution

Found, but with no evidence of spread, in the Peoples Republic of China (Yu et al., 1957; 1958).

Susceptible host species

• Setaria italica

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Gramineae (1/1)

Physical and biochemical properties

No data available.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Luteovirus

Additional comments on relationships

Possibly a strain of barley yellow dwarf virus (Waterhouse et al., 1988).

Comments and References

References

• Yu, T.F., Pei, M.Y. and Hsu, H.K. (1957). Acta Phytopath. Sin. 3: 1.
• Yu, T.F., Hsu, H.K. and Pei, M.Y. (1958). Acta Phytopath. Sin 4: 1.
• Waterhouse, P.M., Gildow, F.E. and Johnstone, G.R. (1988). AAB Descr. Pl. Viruses No. 339, 7 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.