Survey and Molecular Identification of Yellow Mosaic Virus (YMV) Of Blackgram in Tamil Nadu Ahiladevi Pannerselvam1,*, Rajeswari Esakimuthu2, Jesumaharaja Lasar Gnanasing3, Gunasekaran Mahalingam4, Sassikumar Datchinamorthy5 1Department of Plant Pathology, Agricultural college and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Keezhvelur, Nagapattinam District 2Department of Plant Pathology, Centre for Plant Protection studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3 3Department of Plant Pathology, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal 4Department of Plant Breeding, Agricultural colledge and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai District 5Sugarcane Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityCuddalore, Tamil Nadu *Corresponding Author : ahila.devi1@gmail.com
Online Published on 19 July, 2024. Abstract The incidence and severity of yellow mosaic disease was studied along with its economic impact. The detailed work on molecular detection were carried out. For the presence of MYMIV and MYMV. The survey was conducted during 2021-2022 in the major blackgram growing districts of Tamil Nadu. The results of the survey revealed that more than 90% of blackgram has been infected with YMV in Tamil Nadu. Top Keywords Blackgram, YMV-PCR, Roving survey. Top |