Molecular evidence for the association of Cucumber mosaic virus causing mosaic and leaf deformation of Pisum sativum in Western Uttar Pradesh, India

A. A. Khan; A. Rafiq; S. Kumar; D. Pratap; D. K. Verma; Q. A. Naqvi

doi:10.1071/DN08016

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Molecular evidence for the association of Cucumber mosaic virus causing mosaic and leaf deformation of Pisum sativum in Western Uttar Pradesh, India

A. A. Khan ^A , A. Rafiq ^A , S. Kumar ^B , D. Pratap ^B , D. K. Verma ^B and Q. A. Naqvi ^A ^C

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^A Plant Virology Lab, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh 202 002, India.

^B Molecular Virology Lab, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001, India.

^C Corresponding author. Email: qmnaqvi@rediffmail.com

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 42-43 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08016
Submitted: 7 February 2008 Accepted: 30 March 2008 Published: 9 April 2008

Abstract

Cucumber mosaic virus associated with the mosaic, leaf deformation and stunting of Pisum sativum was identified as a member of subgroup IB on the basis of the capsid protein gene sequence.

Acknowledgement

The authors are thankful to the Chairman, Department of Botany for providing A.A. Khan with a place to work, the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi for providing financial assistance under SERC Fast Track Young Scientist Scheme.

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