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Serological relationships of some viruses from cocoa ( Theobroma cacao L.) in Ghana
Author(s) -
KENTEN R. H.,
LEGG J. T.
Publication year - 1971
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.1744-7348.1971.tb02920.x
Subject(s) - biology , theobroma , mealybug , sterculiaceae , virus , shoot , strain (injury) , virology , botany , pest analysis , anatomy
SUMMARY Strains A and Anibil of cocoa swollen‐shoot virus are serologically closely related. They are more distantly related to strain M and cocoa mottle‐leaf virus (Kpeve isolate), which are distantly related to one another. Strains A and Anibil protected against one another in cocoa seedlings, but no protection was found with any other combination between these four virus isolates. All mealybug‐transmitted cocoa viruses in West Africa are probably best considered as strains of cocoa swollen‐shoot virus.