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Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

Peach enation (?) nepovirus

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

ICTV decimal code

18.0.3.T.DE.3

Host range and symptoms

Natural host range and symptoms

Symptoms persist.
• Prunus persica - small enations on abaxial leaf surfaces; shortening of internodes.

Transmission

Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation; transmitted by grafting.

Geographical distribution

Spreads in Japan.

Experimental host range

Several (3-9) families susceptible.

Diagnostically susceptible host species and symptoms

• Celosia cristata, Chenopodium quinoa - local lesions; systemic leaf mottling.
• Chenopodium album, C. amaranticolor - systemic leaf mottling.
• Gomphrena globosa, Nicotiana glutinosa, N. megalosiphon, N. tabacum, Physalis floridana - symptomless systemic infection.
• Petunia × hybrida - local lesions; symptomless systemic infection.

Diagnostically insusceptible host species

Brassica campestris ssp. rapa, Cucumis sativus, Datura stramonium, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pisum sativum.

Maintenance and propagation hosts

Chenopodium album, C. amaranticolor, C. quinoa.

Assay hosts (Local lesions or Whole plants)

Chenopodium quinoa (L), Petunia × hybrida (L).

Susceptible host species

• Catharanthus roseus
• Celosia cristata
• Chenopodium album
• Chenopodium amaranticolor
• Chenopodium quinoa
• Gomphrena globosa
• Nicotiana glutinosa
• Nicotiana megalosiphon
• Nicotiana tabacum
• Petunia × hybrida
• Physalis floridana
• Prunus persica
• Raphanus sativus
• Sesamum indicum
• Tetragonia tetragonioides
• Torenia fournieri
• Vigna unguiculata ssp. sesquipedalis
• Zinnia elegans

Insusceptible host species

• Brassica campestris ssp. rapa
• Capsicum annuum
• Cucumis sativus
• Cucurbita maxima
• Datura stramonium
• Lycopersicon esculentum
• Phaseolus vulgaris
• Pisum sativum

Families containing susceptible hosts

• Amaranthaceae (2/2)
• Apocynaceae (1/1)
• Chenopodiaceae (3/3)
• Compositae (1/1)
• Cruciferae (1/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (1/3)
• Pedaliaceae (1/1)
• Rosaceae (1/1)
• Scrophulariaceae (1 /1)
• Solanaceae (5/8)
• Tetragoniaceae (1/1)

Families containing insusceptible hosts

• Cruciferae (1/2)
• Cucurbitaceae (2/2)
• Leguminosae-Papilionoideae (2/3)
• Solanaceae (3/8)

Sources of host-range data

Kishi et al. (1973).

Physical and biochemical properties

Properties of particles in sap

TIP: 60 °C. LIV: 40 days. DEP: log₁₀ minus 5.

Particle morphology

Virions isometric; not enveloped; 33 nm in diameter; angular in profile.

Taxonomy and relationships

Possible Nepovirus: Comoviridae

Virus(es) with serologically related virions

Arabis mosaic, cherry leaf roll, raspberry ringspot, strawberry latent ringspot and tomato black ring viruses.

Comments and References

References

• Kishi, K., Abiko, K. and Takanashi, K. (1973). Ann. Phytopath. Soc. Japan 39: 373.

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.