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Occurrence of Eggplant Mottled Dwarf Virus in Jordan
Author(s) -
AlMusa A. M.,
Lockhart B.
Publication year - 1990
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.1439-0434.1990.tb04275.x
Subject(s) - biology , virus , host (biology) , strain (injury) , virology , serology , withania somnifera , botany , veterinary medicine , ecology , antibody , genetics , anatomy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
A virus isolated from stunted eggplant (Solanum melanogena L.) with severe vein yellowing, was identified as a strain of eggplant mottled dwarf rhabdovirus (EMDV‐J) on the basis of host range, transmissibility and serology. The isolate is seemingly a unique strain of eggplant mottled dwarf virus that differs from the reported strains in the host range. The virus was recovered from Withania somnifera , a perennial plant, which suggests the availability of a virus reservoir at times when the Jordan valley is practically free from cultivated eggplants.