Iris severe mosaic virus

Family   : Potyviridae
Genus    : Potyvirus
Acronym  : ISMV

Introduction

Iris severe mosaic virus (ISMV) infects iris causing severe mosaic symptoms. It is a single stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Potyvirus.

Major Diseases

Mosaic disease

Geographical Distribution

Himachal Pradesh

Particle Morphology

Flexuous rod shaped particles of 750 x 11 nm

Transmission Method

By mechanical sap inoculation

Detection

ELISA, RT-PCR and IC-RT-PCR

Host Range and Symptomatology ShowHide

Host	Symptoms
Iris	Severe mosaic on leaves

References ShowHide

1	Kulshrestha, S. ; Hallan, V. ; Raikhy, G. ; Kumar, A. ; Ram, R. ; Garg, I. D. ; Zaidi, A. A., Molecular characterization of an Iris severe mosaic virus isolate from India.. 2004, Acta Virologica, 48, 1, pp 65-67.
2	Zaidi, A. A. ; Hallan, V. ; Rana, T. ; Raikhy, G. ; Ram, R., Viruses in ornamental crops and their management: an Indian scenario.. 2009, Journal of Ornamental Horticulture, 12, 3, pp 147-166.

Sequences ShowHide