Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3430192 | Virus Research | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Peanut clump and sugarcane red leaf mottle diseases are caused by viruses of the genus Pecluvirus. Indian peanut clump virus occurs in the Indian sub-continent and Peanut clump virus in West Africa. A feature of these viruses is that they are both seed and soil transmitted. Both modes of transmission contribute to long-term persistence and field spread.Data on seed transmission in pearl millet, virus movement within the plant and virus diversity based on RNA-1 partial sequences are presented. This study emphasizes that pecluviruses are also viruses of cereals infecting sorghum and pearl millet, and highlights a correlation between the countries cultivating these two crops and the virus distribution. Ways of controlling pecluviruses and their vector, Polymyxa graminis, taking into account the virus dissemination routes, are proposed.