Eggplant mottled crinkle virus

Family   : Tombusviridae
Genus    : Tombusvirus
Acronym  : EMCV

Introduction

Eggplant mottled crinkle virus causes leaf crinkle, stem necrosis and stunting symptoms. The virus was identified as a strain of EMCV based on host reactions, invitro properties, particle morphology, coat protein molecular weight and serological relationship studies.

Major Diseases

Mottle and Crinckle Disease

Geographical Distribution

Uttar Pradesh

Particle Morphology

The virus is isometric particle of 37-40 nm in size

Transmission Method

Virus transmitted by mechanical inoculation and not by aphids.

Detection

ELISA

Host Range and Symptomatology ShowHide

Host	Symptoms
Capsicum annuum	Mosaic, Leaf srinkle and stunting
S. capsicastrum	Leaf crinkle, stem necrosis and stunting
Solanum melongena	Ring spots, Leaf crinkle mosaic and stunting.

References ShowHide

1	Raj, S. K. ; Srivastava, K. M. ; Aslam, M. ; Singh, B. P., Occurrence of a strain of eggplant mottled crinkle virus in Solanum capsicastrum in India.. 1988, Plant Pathology, 37, 4, pp 599-603.