Natural occurrence of Cucumber mosaic virus associated with mottling and mosaic disease on Salvia splendens, a new record from India

S. Ali; A. A. Khan; B. Afreen; R. Sharma; T. Jahan; Q. A. Naqvi

doi:10.1071/DN08047

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Natural occurrence of Cucumber mosaic virus associated with mottling and mosaic disease on Salvia splendens, a new record from India

S. Ali ^A , A. A. Khan ^A ^B , B. Afreen ^A , R. Sharma ^A , T. Jahan ^A and Q. A. Naqvi ^A

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^A Plant Virology Laboratory, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002, India.

^B Corresponding author. Email: akil_nbri@yahoo.com

Australasian Plant Disease Notes 3(1) 118-120 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN08047
Submitted: 7 April 2008 Accepted: 4 August 2008 Published: 21 August 2008

Abstract

Natural occurrence of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) subgroup IB associated with mottling and mosaic symptoms on Salvia splendens was identified on the basis of serological and molecular tests for the first time in India.

Acknowledgements

The author, A. A. Khan is thankful to the Chairman, Department of Botany for providing necessary facilities and Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi for providing financial assistance under SERC Fast Track Young Scientist Scheme.

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