Sweet potato leaf curl virus
Family : Geminiviridae
Genus : Begomovirus
Acronym : SPLCV
Introduction
A monopartitie begomovirus causing yellow vein mosaic disease of wild morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) was identified to be caused by Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV). Two different betasatellites, croton yellow vein mosaic betasatellite and papaya leaf curl betasatellite were found with SPLCV in leaf curl and yellow vein diseases of I. purpurea, respectively.
Major Diseases
Leaf curl disease
Geographical Distribution
Delhi
Particle Morphology
Geminate particles
Transmission Method
By whitefly, Bemisia tabaci
Detection
PCR
Host Range and Symptomatology
| Host | Symptoms |
| Wild morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) | Leaf curl and yellow mosaic |
References
| 1 | Geetanjali, A. S. ; Shilpi, S. ; Bikash Mandal, Natural association of two different betasatellites with Sweet potato leaf curl virus in wild morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) in India.. 2013, Virus Genes, 47, 1, pp 184-188. |