Publications

supervirulent pseudorecombination and asymmetric synergism between genomic components of two distinct species of begomovirus associated with severe tomato leaf curl disease in india.	isolates of two distinct begomovirus species, the severe strain of the species tomato leaf curl new delhi virus (tomato leaf curl new delhi virus-[india:new delhi:severe:1992]; tolcndv-[in:nd:svr:92], bipartite) and the varanasi strain of the species tomato leaf curl gujarat virus (tomato leaf curl gujarat virus-[india:varanasi:2001]; tolcgv-[in:var:01], mono/bipartite) infect tomato (lycopersicon esculentum) and cause severe yield losses in northern india. this study investigated the infectivit ...	2008	18272774
molecular characterization of a distinct bipartite begomovirus species infecting tomato in india.	a distinct bipartite begomovirus was found associated with tomato plants showing yellowing, curling, and crumpling of the leaves, in a sub-temperate region in india. the complete dna-a and dna-b components were amplified through rolling circle amplification (rca) using phi-29 dna polymerase and characterized. the dna-a of the isolate was comprised of 2,756 nucleotides, encoding six open reading frames (orfs) and dna-b that of 2,725 nucleotides, encoding two orfs. genome organization of the isola ...	2008	18792773
molecular characterization and infectivity of a tomato leaf curl new delhi virus variant associated with newly emerging yellow mosaic disease of eggplant in india.	begomoviruses have emerged as serious problem for vegetable and fiber crops in the recent past, frequently in tropical and subtropical region of the world. the association of begomovirus with eggplant yellow mosaic disease is hitherto unknown apart from one report from thailand. a survey in nagpur, central india, in 2009-2010 showed severe incidence of eggplant yellow mosaic disease. here, we have identified and characterized a begomovirus responsible for the newly emerging yellow mosaic disease ...	2011	21676270