Chayote Mosaic, a New Disease in Sechium edule Caused by a Tymovirus

A sap-transmissible virus was isolated from chayote (Sechium edule) in Costa Rica. Infected plants showed chlorotic spots and rings, and blotchy mosaics, which often coalesced to give a complete mosaic and leaf deformation. By electron microscopy, spherical virus-like particles of approximately 29 n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 81(1997), 4 vom: 30. Apr., Seite 374-378
1. Verfasser: Hord, M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Villalobos, W, Macaya-Lizano, A V, Rivera, C
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1997
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article Cucurbitaceae cytoplasmic inclusions virus characterization