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Viruses of herbacious legumes in the moist savannah of West Africa

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Title Viruses of herbacious legumes in the moist savannah of West Africa
 
Creator Hughes, J.d'A.
Tarawali, Shirley A.
 
Subject FEED LEGUMES
SEEDBORNE ORGANISMS
VIRUSES
NIGERIA
 
Description Virus diseases of herbaceous legumes have been relatively little studied even though the legumes play an important role in the maintenance of soil fertility and pest/disease management as well as providing fodder in sub-Saharan Africa. Leaf samples exhibiting virus-like symptoms from nine herbaceous legume genera (Aeschynomene, Arachis, Calopogonium, Centrosema, Chamaecrista, Cratylia, Dicolea, Stylosanthes and Zornia) were tested for 12 viruses reported to occur in herbaceous legumes. Although six viruses (blackeye cowpea mosaic, peanut mottle, bean common mosaic and bean yellow mosaic potyviruses, cucumber mosaic cucumovirus and tobacco mosaic tobamovirus) were detected, some symptomatic samples tested negative. These were examined by electron microscopy and virus-like particles were observed.
 
Date 2013-06-11T09:24:59Z
2013-06-11T09:24:59Z
1999
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Tropical Science;39(2): 70-76
0041-3291
http://hdl.handle.net/10568/29811
 
Language en
 
Source Tropical Science