| the merging of two dynasties-identification of an african cotton leaf curl disease-associated begomovirus with cotton in pakistan. | cotton leaf curl disease (clcud) is a severe disease of cotton that occurs in africa and pakistan/northwestern india. the disease is caused by begomoviruses in association with specific betasatellites that differ between africa and asia. during survey of symptomatic cotton in sindh (southern pakistan) cotton leaf curl gezira virus (clcugv), the begomovirus associated with clcud in africa, was identified. however, the cognate african betasatellite (cotton leaf curl gezira betasatellite) was not f ... | 2011 | 21637815 |