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Identification of Alfalfa Mosaic Virus in Greek Alfalfa Crops
Author(s) -
Avgelis A.,
Katis N.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0434
pISSN - 0931-1785
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0434.1989.tb01064.x
Subject(s) - alfalfa mosaic virus , biology , virus , aphid , plant virus , host (biology) , agronomy , mosaic virus , virology , indicator plant , botany , coat protein , ecology , gene , rna , biochemistry
Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) was found to be the prevalent virus disease in alfalfa crops in Central and Northern Greece. The virus was identified on the basis of the host symptomatology, aphid and seed transmission, particle morphology and serological tests. AMV was largely detected in commercial seeds of local grown alfalfa cvs by ELISA. Infected seed lots appear to be the main source responsible for the widespread distribution of the virus in Greek alfalfa fields.