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VIRUSES OF COWPEA, VIGNA UNGUICULATA L. (WALP.), IN NIGERIA
Author(s) -
CHANT S. R.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1959.tb07288.x
Subject(s) - vigna , biology , phaseolus , infectivity , virus , mosaic virus , virology , cowpea mosaic virus , plant virus , botany
The cowpea strain of tobacco mosaic virus was isolated from a range of leguminous hosts at Ibadan, but was rare in cultivated crops. Systemic symptoms in species infected experimentally are described. A new virus of cowpea was also found in Nigeria. The physical properties (thermal inactivation point 56° C., dilution end‐point 1/50,000 and longevity in vitro 4 days at 25° C.) differ from those for cowpea viruses reported elsewhere and the name cowpea yellow mosaic virus is proposed. This virus produces local lesions in French bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and local and systemic lesions in Bengal bean ( Mucuna aterrima Holland), but does not infect other leguminous hosts. The virus was purified and an antiserum prepared against it. Both viruses are transmitted by a beetle ( Ootheca mutabilis Sahlb.) which loses infectivity within 48 hr. of leaving plants infected with either or both viruses.