Family: Bromoviridae
Genus: Cucumovirus
Acronym: CMV
CMV Synonyms: Coleus mosaic virus, Lily ringspot virus, Southern celery mosaic virus and Soybean stunt virus
Cucumber Mosaic Virus naturally affects well over 400 species of plants. While the most common symptom of CMV is mosaic, a number of other symptoms can result from CMV infection, depending upon the type of plant affected. Some of these symptoms are mosaic in cucumber, melon and other cucurbits; blight in spinach; mosaic, fern leaf and systemic necrosis in tomato; mosaic and ringspot in pepper; mosaic and stunting in clov... more info
Family: Bromoviridae
Genus: Cucumovirus
Acronym: CMV
CMV Synonyms: Coleus mosaic virus, Lily ringspot virus, Southern celery mosaic virus and Soybean stunt virus
Cucumber Mosaic Virus naturally affects well over 400 species of plants. While the most common symptom of CMV is mosaic, a number of other symptoms can result from CMV infection, depending upon the type of plant affected. Some of these symptoms are mosaic in cucumber, melon and other cucurbits; blight in spinach; mosaic, fern leaf and systemic necrosis in tomato; mosaic and ringspot in pepper; mosaic and stunting in clover, lupins and lucerne; stunting in soybean; mosaic, infectious chlorosis and heart rot in banana; and mosaic and dwarfing in many other species of dicotyledonous and monocotyledonous plants.
