Pepper vein banding virus

Family   : Potyviridae
Genus    : Potyvirus
Acronym  : PVBV

Introduction

Pepper vein banding virus (PVBV) is an important virus infecting chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum) in south India.

Major Diseases

Vein banding

Geographical Distribution

Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Particle Morphology

Flexuous filaments measuring 741-785 x 12 nm.

Transmission Method

Transmitted by Aphis gossypii Glov. and Myzus persicae (Sulz.).

Detection

ELISA and RT-PCR.

Host Range and Symptomatology

Capsicum annuum (Bell Pepper) Vein banding and mosaic.

References

1 Bidari, V. B. ; Reddy, H. R., Effect of pepper vein banding virus (PVBV) on the growth parameters of different chilli genotypes.. 1995, Current Research - University of Agricultural Sciences (Bangalore), 24, 9, pp 156-159.
2 Bidari, V. B. ; Reddy, H. R., Identification of naturally occurring viruses on commercial cultivars of chilli.. 1990, Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 24, 1, pp 45-51.
3 Bidari, V. B. ; Reddy, H. R., Incidence of chilli mosaic and its distribution in the commercial fields of Karnataka.. 1991, Journal of Plantation Crops, 19, 1, pp 21-25.
4 Bidari, V. B. ; Reddy, H. R., Prevalence of chilli viruses in Dharwad district.. 1983, Plant Pathology Newsletter, 1, 1, pp 11-Dec.
5 Joseph, J. ; Savithri, H. S., Determination of 3?-terminal nucleotide sequence of pepper vein banding virus RNA and expression of its coat protein in Escherichia coli.. 1999, Archives of Virology, 144, 9, pp 1679-1687.
6 Nagaraju ; Reddy, H. R., Natural occurrence of pepper vein banding virus on bell pepper.. 1981, Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 15, 1, pp 50-53.
7 Ravi, K. S. ; Joseph, J. ; Nagaraju, N. ; Prasad, S. K. ; Reddy, H. R. ; Savithri, H. S., Characterization of a pepper vein banding virus from chilli pepper in India.. 1997, Plant Disease, 81, 6, pp 673-676.