Cowpea mosaic: Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV)
Cowpea Mosaic
| Cowpea mosaic: Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) |
Field diagnostic symptoms
- Bright yellow mottling with dark green vein – banding, leaf distortion, blistering, stunting and reduced leaf lamina.
Causal agent :
- Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) Comovirus group.
- It is positive sense RNA virus
Survival and mode of spread :
- Aphid - Aphis craccivora, A. gossypii, A. fabae and Myzus persicae
Favourable conditions :
- High temperature
Integrated Disease management
- Roguing out of diseased plants up to 30 days