Wheat dwarf India virus

Family   : Geminiviridae
Genus    : Mastrevirus
Acronym  : WDIV

Introduction

Wheat dwarf India virus (WDIV) is a member of the Mastrevirus, the disease caused by which is characterized dwarfing, yellowing of leaves and sterile spikes on plants with extreme dwarfing of plants. Agroinoculation of young wheat plants with an infectious clone of the virus resulted in dwarfing of plants, identical to what was observed in the field, confirming that this novel virus was the causative agent of the disease.

Major Diseases

Dwarfing disease

Geographical Distribution

Northern India

Particle Morphology

Geminate particles

Transmission Method

By leaf hopper in persistent manner.

Detection

ELISA, PCR and rolling circle amplification

Host Range and Symptomatology ShowHide

Host	Symptoms
Wheat

References ShowHide

1	Jitendra Kumar; Singh, S. P.; Jitesh Kumar; Rakesh Tuli, A novel mastrevirus infecting wheat in India.. 2012, Archives of Virology, 157, 10, pp 2031-2034.

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