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Nothoscordum mosaic (?) potyvirus

Index

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

Data collated by A.A. Brunt and P. Jeyanandarajah, 1991.

Nomenclature

Acronym

NoMV

ICTV decimal code

57.0.1.0.042

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Nothoscordum fragrans - mosaic mottling.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in the USA (Louisiana, and the Canary Islands).

Experimental host range

Few (<3) families susceptible.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Cucumis sativus, Datura stramonium, Nicotiana tabacum, Avena sativa, Zea mays.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Nothoscordum fragrans (W).

Susceptible host species

• Nothoscordum fragrans

Insusceptible host species

• Allium cepa
• Avena sativa
• Beta vulgaris
• Cucumis sativus
• Datura stramonium
• Lilium formosanum
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Zea mays

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Alliaceae (1/2)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Alliaceae (1/2)
• Chenopodiaceae (1/1)
• Cucurbitaceae (1/1)
• Gramineae (2/2)
• Liliaceae (1/1)
• Solanaceae (3/3)

Sources of host-range data

McKinney (1929).

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 58-60 °C. LIV: 17-20 days. DEP: log₁₀ minus 5-6. Leaf sap contains few virions.

Particle morphology

Virions filamentous; not enveloped; usually flexuous; with a clear modal length; of 771 nm.

Taxonomy and relationships

unassigned potyvirus

Comments and References

References

• Gold, A.H., Scott, H.A. and McKinney, H.H. (1957). Pl. Dis. Reptr 41: 250.
• McKinney, H.H. (1929). J. Agric. Res. 39: 557.
• McKinney, H.H. (1950). Phytopathology 40: 703.

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.