Garlic virus A
Family : Alphaflexiviridae
Genus : Allexivirus
Acronym : GarV-A
Introduction
Garlic virus A (GarV-A) is a prominent member of genus Allexivirus that cause mild mosaic-like symptoms and known to reduce bulb yield.
Major Diseases
Mild mosaic disease
Geographical Distribution
Maharashtra
Particle Morphology
Flexuous particles
Transmission Method
Unknown
Detection
ELISA and RT-PCR
Host Range and Symptomatology
| Host | Symptoms |
| Garlic | Mild mosaic |
References
| 1 | Ahlawat, Y. S., A mosaic disease of garlic in Darjeeling hills.. 1974, Science and Culture, 40, 11, pp 466-467. |
| 2 | Gawande, S. J.; Gurav, V. S.; Ingle, A. A.; Gopal, J., First report of Garlic virus A in garlic from India.. 2015, Plant Disease, 99, 9, pp 1288. |
| 3 | Ghosh, D. K.; Ahlawat, Y. S., Filamentous viruses associated with mosaic disease of garlic in India.. 1997, Indian Phytopathology, 50, 2, pp 266-276. |
| 4 | Majumder, S.; Baranwal, V. K., Simultaneous detection of four garlic viruses by multiplex reverse transcription PCR and their distribution in Indian garlic accessions.. 2014, Journal of Virological Methods, 202, 2, pp 34-38. |
| 5 | Sandeep Kumar; Baranwal, V. K.; Subodh Joshi; Meenakshi Arya; Majumder, S., Simultaneous detection of mixed infection of Onion yellow dwarf virus and an Allexivirus in RT-PCR for ensuring virus free onion bulbs.. 2010, Indian Journal of Virology, 21, 1, pp 64-68. |