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PJB-1990-20

OCCURRENCE OF MAIZE DWARF MOSAIC VIRUS IN MAIZE

M. AFTAB, S. KHALID AND S. M. MUGHAL
Abstract

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From naturally infected maize hybrid (YH 202) showing mosaic symptoms , Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus was isolated. It was mechanically transmissible only to hosts belonging to Gramineae. Partially purified preparation showed large number of flexous rods measuring about 750-800 nm in length. On the basis of host range and particle morphology the virus was tentatively as Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus (MDMV) This is the first report of the occurrence of MDMV in maize from Pakistan.

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