Kashina, B.D. and Alegbejo, M.D. and Banwo, O.O. and Nielsen, S.L. and Nicolaisen, M. (2012) Molecular identification of a new begomovirus associated with mosaic disease of Jatropha curcas L. in Nigeria. Archives of Virology. pp. 1-4.
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Abstract
We report the complete nucleotide sequence of DNA-A of a begomovirus naturally infecting Jatropha curcas L. in Nigeria. Symptoms observed on infected plants were severe mosaic, mottling and blistering of leaves. The virus, which we provisionally name “jatropha mosaic Nigeria virus” (JMNV), has a monopartite genome of 2,779 to 2,789 nucleotides. Pairwise comparisons of DNA-A sequences showed that JMNV had maximum nucleotide sequence identity (72%) with a strain of tomato yellow leaf curl virus. Since there are widespread infections of jatropha in Nigeria showing similar symptoms as those investigated in the present study, JMNV may represent a significant threat to a promising bioenergy crop.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The research work was supported through a scholarship award by the COIMBRA Group of Universities to the first author. The logistic support provided by the Legumes and Oilseeds Research Programme of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria, is gratefully acknowledged. We acknowledge with appreciation the technical assistance of Kamilla Knorr |
| Author Affiliation: | Institute of Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200, Slagelse, Denmark |
| Subjects: | Plant Protection Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Plant Physiology |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2012 06:39 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2012 06:39 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-012-1512-7 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8472 |
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