Abstract
Infection of tomato in Faisalabad, Pakistan with subgroup IA strain of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is reported for the first time. The virus was detected by Rt-PCR using genus-specific single pair of primers and was transmitted by Myzus persicae in the non-persistent manner.
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Mit der Untergruppe IA des Gurkenmosaikvirus infizierte Tomaten wurden erstmals in Pakistan nachgewiesen. Das Virus wurde mit einem einzelnen genusspezifischen Primer-paar mittels RT-PCR nachgewiesen. Die Übertragung durch Myzus persicae erfolgte nicht-persistent.
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Akhtar, K.P., Ryu, K.H., Saleem, M.Y. et al. Occurrence of Cucumber mosaic virus Subgroup IA in tomato in Pakistan. J Plant Dis Prot 115, 2–3 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03356231
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