Lily mottle virus
Family : Potyviridae
Genus : Potyvirus
Acronym : LMoV
Introduction
Lily mottle virus (LMoV) infects lily causing mosaic, mottling and vein clearing. In mixed infections, the plants showed severe mosaic, leaf deformation and stunting of the plants. It is a single stranded RNA virus belonging to the genus Potyvirus.
Major Diseases
Mottle disease
Geographical Distribution
Himachal Pradesh
Particle Morphology
Flexuous rod shaped particles of 750 x 11 nm
Transmission Method
By mechanical sap inoculation and by the aphid, M. persicae in non-persistent manner.
Detection
ELISA, RT-PCR and IC-RT-PCR
Host Range and Symptomatology
| Host | Symptoms |
| Lilium longiflorum (Lily) | Mosaic, mottling and vein clearing. |
References
| 1 | Sharma, A. ; Mahinghara, B. K. ; Singh, A. K. ; Kulshrestha, S. ; Raikhy, G. ; Singh, L. ; Verma, N. ; Hallan, V. ; Ram, R. ; Zaidi, A. A., Identification, detection and frequency of lily viruses in Northern India.. 2005, Scientia Horticulturae, 106, 2, pp 213-227. |