Plant Viruses
Online 
Descriptions and Lists from
the VIDE Database
Pigeonpea
proliferation (?) rhabdovirus
Index
Data collated by Y.L. Nene, 1981. Revised 1983.
Nomenclature
Synonyms
pigeonpea witches' broom virus, pigeonpea rosette
virus.
Acronym
ICTV decimal code
Host range and symptoms
First reported
in Cajanus cajan; from Dominican Republic; by Hirumi et al.
(1973).
Natural host range and symptoms
Symptoms persist.
- Cajanus cajan - stunting, bushiness, although leaf size
normal, base of midrib of young leaflets chlorotic, rough brown surface of
branches.
Transmission
Transmitted by a vector; an insect; possibly
the leafhopper, Empoasca papayae; Cicadellidae. Virus not transmitted by
mechanical inoculation; not transmitted by contact between plants; not
transmitted by seed; not transmitted by pollen.
Geographical
distribution
Spreads in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Papua
New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Susceptible host species
Families containing susceptible hosts
Physical and biochemical properties
Particle morphology
Virions rhabdo- or
bullet-shaped (MLOs also found).
Taxonomy and
relationships
Comments and
References
References
- Hirumi, H., Maramorosch,
K. and Hichez, E. (1973). Phytopathology 63: 202.
- Maramorosch,
K., Hirumi, H. and Kimura, M. (1974a). FAO Pl. Prot. Bull.
22: 32.
- Maramorosch, K., Hirumi, H., Kimura, M., Bird, J. and Vakili,
N.G. (1974b). Phytopathology 64: 582.
- Maramorosch, K.,
Kimura, M. and Nene, Y.L. (1976). FAO Pl. Prot. Bull. 24: 33.
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: 20th August 1996.' URL
http://biology.anu.edu.au/Groups/MES/vide/
Dallwitz (1980)
and
Dallwitz, Paine and Zurcher (1993)
should also be cited.
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