This book focuses on the evolution of plant viruses, their molecular classification, epidemics
and management, covering topics relating to evolutionary mechanisms, viral ecology and …

Molecular markers are useful tools for assaying genetic variation and provide an efficient
means for early and reliable selection of genotypes having resistance to peanut bud …

Several virus diseases of groundnut have been reported in India based on symptoms, host
range, and biological properties. Among those, peanut bud necrosis virus (PBNV), tobacco …

Peanut bud necrosis virus (PBNV), genus Tospovirus (family Bunyaviridae), is an important
virus infecting peanut and other crops in South India. PBNV isolates naturally infecting …

During rabi 2008–09 and 2009–10, a virus disease of French bean was characterized by
chlorotic spots with irregular necrotic or non-necrotic margins and twisting of leaf lamina …

Symptoms such as chlorotic and necrotic spots on leaves, and necrosis of the stems and
petioles, were observed in twelve accessions of wild species/sub-species of Vigna (V …

Host preference of evolving insect vectors has a direct correlation in transmitting plant
viruses. The presence of more than 50 lakh species of insects on the earth has been …

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) commonly known as peanut, is one of the most important
oil seed and food legume crop grown in more than 100 countries. It belongs to sub-family …

AMV infection in plants of Cajanus cajan was reported from New Zealand (Fletcher 1989).
The virusinfected pigeon pea plants exhibit interveinal mottling and chlorotic ringspot …

This research was focused on three orthotospoviruses (genus Orthotospovirus, family
Tospoviridae, order Bunyavirales) causing economically important diseases in horticultural …