EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 08 - 1991 Num. article: 1991/11

Geminiviruses transmitted by Bemisia tabaci


In India, Bemisia tabaci (EPPO A2 list) has been studied in order to determine its ability to transmit geminiviruses.
The experiments showed that B. tabaci can transmit several geminiviruses such as: tomato leaf curl geminivirus
         indian cassava mosaic geminivirus
         bhendi yellow vein mosaic geminivirus
         croton yellow vein mosaic geminivirus
         dolichos yellow mosaic geminivirus
         horsegram yellow mosaic geminivirus
         malvastrum yellow vein mosaic
         geminivirus



Sources

Harrison, B.D.; Muniyappa, V.; Swanson, M.M.; Roberts, I.M.; Robinson, D.J. (1991) Recognition and differentiation of seven whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses from India, and their relationships to African cassava mosaic and Thailand mung bean yellow mosaic viruses.
Annals of Applied Biology 118, 299-308.