| evidence of the association of radish leaf curl virus with tobacco yellow leaf curl disease in bihar, india. | a new disease of tobacco with characteristic mild leaf curl and yellowing symptoms was observed in 2007 in commercial plantings in pusa, bihar, india. a begomovirus and a betasatellite were found associated with the disease. the associated begomovirus was identified as a strain of radish leaf curl virus (ralcv) based on nucleotide sequence of the viral genome (2,761 nucleotides; eu194914). the betasatellite (hq180397) associated with tbylcd was identified as a variant of chilli leaf curl betasat ... | 2012 | 23730006 |
| 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 |