Trends in Biosciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Survey, Vector Relationships and Host Range Studies of Tomato Leaf Curl Karnataka Virus Causing Sunflower Leaf Curl Disease

  • Author:
  • L.S. Vanitha1,, K.T. Rangaswamy1, M.R. Govindappa2, L. Manjunatha1, Shivakumar S. Chinchure2, M. Govardhana1
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 36 to 39

1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru-560 065, Karnataka, India

2Main Research Station, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur-584 102, Karnataka, India

*E-mail: vanithalakshmanaih@gmail.com

Online published on 23 May, 2013.

Abstract

Sunflower leaf curl disease (SuLCD) is a recently reported disease in India. The survey revealed the occurrence of the disease in the range between 8.00–58.20 per cent. Twenty viruliferous whiteflies were required for 100% transmission of SuLCV from Sunflower to Sunflower. Among twelve plant species tested for infectivity by sunflower leaf curl virus, Nicotiana benthamiana, Lycopersicon esculentum, Zinnia elegans, Acanthospermum hispidum and Parthenium hysterophorus took infection and developed symptoms.

Keywords

Sunflower, leaf curl, whitefly, begomovirus, viruliferous