Isolation, characterisation and identification of a potyvirus from Dioscorea alata L. (water yam) in Nigeria

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-71

  Odu, B O ^c   Hughes, J D'A ^a   Shoyinka, S A ^b   Dongo, L N ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Carolyn House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dioscorea alata; Dioscorea alata virus; Yam virus 1

Indexed keywords

BLACKEYE COWPEA MOSAIC VIRUS; COAT PROTEIN; COWPEA APHID BORNE MOSAIC VIRUS; CULTIVAR; INFECTIVITY; MOSAIC VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; YAM MOSAIC VIRUS;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NEW RECORD; VIRUS; YAM;

NIGERIA;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; HOMOPTERA;

EID: 0345517162     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1999.tb05236.x     Document Type: Article

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