First report of Indian cassava mosaic virus on bittergourd (Momordica charantia) in Tamil Nadu, India
N. Rajinimala A B and R. Rabindran AA Department of Plant Pathology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India.
B Corresponding author. Email: rajinimala@rediffmail.com
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 2(1) 81-82 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN07033
Submitted: 14 March 2007 Accepted: 7 May 2007 Published: 25 May 2007
Abstract
The association of Indian cassava mosaic virus (ICMV) with yellow mosaic disease of bittergourd (Momordica charantia) has been detected for the first time in Tamil Nadu, South India.
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