Family: Fabaceae Tuber crop
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV)
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Genus: Cucumovirus Family: Bromoviridae
CMV infection in plants of Apios americana was reported from Louisiana (USA) (Valverde et al. 1990). The virus-infected wild groundnut plants exhibit foliar mosaic symptoms. The virus is transmitted by aphid vectors in a non-persistent manner, and also by mechanical sap-inoculation. For more details of CMV, refer to Cucumis sativus.
Desmodium yellow mottle virus (DYMoV)
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Genus: Tymovirus Family: Tymoviridae
DYMoV infection in plants of Apios americana was reported from Louisiana (USA) (Valverde et al. 1990). The virus-infected wild groundnut plants exhibit mild yellow mottle symptoms. The virus is transmitted by beetle vectors in a semi-persistent manner, and also by mechanical sap-inoculation. For more details of DYMoV, refer to Desmodium spp.
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Valverde RA, Provvidenti R, Clark CA (1990) Cucumber mosaic virus and Desmodium yellow mottle virus infections in wild groundnut (Apios americana). Plant Dis 74:151–153
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Sastry, K.S., Mandal, B., Hammond, J., Scott, S.W., Briddon, R.W. (2019). Apios americana (Wild groundnut). In: Encyclopedia of Plant Viruses and Viroids. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3912-3_66
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