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Nesoclutha declivata Homoptera Cicadellidae, Vector of Digitaria Streak Virus (Geminivirus) in Vanuatu
Author(s) -
Julia J. F.,
Dollet M.
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.tb04501.x
Subject(s) - biology , digitaria , homoptera , digitaria sanguinalis , geminiviridae , streak , virology , botany , virus , plant virus , physics , begomovirus , optics , pest analysis , weed
A geminivirus, the Digitaria Streak Virus (DSV) affects Digitaria sangninalis in Vanuatu. As this plant exists in certain foci of coconut foliar decay (FD), a disease with which a circular single‐stranded DNA is associated, the possibility of these two diseases having a common identity was considered. A study of the vectorial aspects of these two diseases has shown that Myndus taffini (Cixiidae) is a vector of coconut FD and that it does not transmit DSV. Nesoclutha declivata (Cicadellidae) transmits DSV on Digitaria.