Carnation latent virus

Family   : Betaflexiviridae
Genus    : Carlavirus
Acronym  : CLV

Introduction

Carnation latent virus (CLV) is a plant pathogenic virus belongs to the genus Carlavirus and infects carnation crops in India.

Major Diseases

Mosaic disease

Geographical Distribution

Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim and Darjeeling hills.

Particle Morphology

Flexuous particles measuring 650 x 13 nm .

Transmission Method

Transmitted by a vector Myzus persicae (Aphididae) in a non-persistent manner. Virus is also transmitted by mechanical inoculation but not transmitted by seed.

Detection

ELISA.

Host Range and Symptomatology ShowHide

Host	Symptoms
Dianthus caryophyllus (Carnation)	Mild or no symptoms.
Allium sativum (garlic)	Mosaic symptoms
Scadoxus katharinae (football lily)	Mosaic symptoms

References ShowHide

1	Carnation latent virus. [Distribution map].. 2007, Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases, October, pp Map 1006 (Edition 1).
2	Das, D. R. ; Lokendra Singh ; Pant, R. P. ; Ahlawat, Y. S., Characterization of a new Carlavirus isolated from football lily (Scandoxus katharine) in India.. 2010, Indian Phytopathology, 63, 4, pp 433-437.
3	Das, D. R. ; Pant, R. P. ; Ahlawat, Y. S., Association of a Carlavirus with mosaic disease of football lily in India.. 2006, Indian Phytopathology, 59, 1, pp 126.
4	Roy, A. ; Ramachandran, P., Association of poty and carlaviruses with mosaic disease of Hippeastrum stylossum.. 1998, Tropical Agricultural Research, 10, 1, pp 344-355.