Grapevine leafroll-associated virus

Grapevine leafroll-associated virus
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Family: Closteroviridae
Genus: Closterovirus
Species: Grapevine leafroll-associated virus
Subspecies

?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3
?Grapevine corky bark-associated virus
?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1
?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2
?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4

Grapevine leafroll-associated virus (GRLaV) is a name for a group of viruses infecting grapevine in the genus Closterovirus.[1]

Obscure mealybugs (Pseudococcus viburni) feed on the phloem of vines and woody-stemmed plants, especially pear and apple trees and grape vines.[2] Some individuals are vectors for infectious pathogens and can transmit them from plant to plant while feeding; mealybug-spread grapevine leafroll associated virus type III (GRLaV-3), in particular, has wreaked havoc among the grapes of New Zealand, reducing the crop yield of infected vineyards by up to 60%.[3]

Leafroll viruses are associated with rugose wood condition of grapevine.[4]

References

  1. Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3. Maree HJ, Almeida RP, Bester R, Chooi KM, Cohen D, Dolja VV, Fuchs MF, Golino DA, Jooste AE, Martelli GP, Naidu RA, Rowhani A, Saldarelli P and Burger JT, Front Microbiol., 16 April 2013, volume 4, page 82, doi:10.3389/fmicb.2013.00082
  2. Varela et al. (2006), p.2
  3. Hamlet (2005), p. 1
  4. Introduction of Grapevine virus B and Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 testing in sanitary selection of grapevine. Irma TOMAŽIČ, Irena MAVRIČ PLEŠKO, Nataša PETROVIČ, Maja RAVNIKAR and Zora KOROŠEC-KORUZA, Acta agriculturae Slovenica, 2008, volume 91 - 1, pages 75-85 (article)
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