Ornithogalum mosaic virus

Family   : Potyviridae
Genus    : Potyvirus
Acronym  : OrMV

Introduction

Ornithogalum mosaic virus is plant pathogenic virus which commonly affects ornamental plants.

Major Diseases

Mosaic disease

Geographical Distribution

Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Particle Morphology

An RNA-containing virus with filamentous particles of 740 x 12 nm wide.

Transmission Method

Transmitted by a vector; an insect; Myzus persicae; Aphididae in a non-persistent manner. Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation.

Detection

RT-PCR

Host Range and Symptomatology ShowHide

Host	Symptoms
Iris hollandica (iris)	Mosaic, mottle, chlorotic spots on leaves and deformed flowers.
Gladiolus communis	Mosaic, chlorotic spots on leaves and floral deformations.

References ShowHide

1	Chandel, V. ; Kulshrestha, S. ; Hallan, V. ; Zaidi, A. A., Natural infection of Ornithogalum mosaic virus on Iris from India.. 2006, Plant Pathology, 55, 2, pp 284.
2	Charanjeet Kaur ; Raj, S. K. ; Snehi, S. K. ; Goel, A. K. ; Roy, R. K., Natural occurrence of Ornithogalum mosaic virus newly reported on gladiolus in India.. 2011, New Disease Reports, 24, 2, pp Article 2.
3	Verma, N. ; Singh, L. ; Singh, A. K. ; Kulshrestha, S. ; Raikhy, G. ; Hallan, V. ; Ram, R. ; Zaidi, A. A., Ornithogalum: a new host of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) from India.. 2005, Plant Pathology, 54, 2, pp 256.

Sequences ShowHide