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POTATO MILD MOSAIC VIRUS [2 records]

Record 1 2010-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Vegetable Crop Production
CONT

Potato Virus X (PVX) causes a mild mosaic symptom with mild leaf puckering. Leaf size may be slightly reduced. The virus is spread by contact between diseased and healthy plants, during handling, and by chewing insects. PVX carries over in infected potato tubers ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Production légumière
CONT

F87084 est une nouvelle dissémination de matériel génétique de la pomme de terre [...] Il démontre une résistance extrême aux virus X et Yo [Y ordinaire] de la pomme de terre [...]

OBS

PVX : acronyme anglais utilisé en français.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Producción hortícola
OBS

Ahusamiento del tubérculo, "cejas" protuberantes.

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Record 2 2007-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Root and Tuber Crops
CONT

Potato virus P. [It] is now considered to be a distinct possible carlavirus, although the extent of its relationship to PVS [Potato virus S] and other carlavirus (especially PRDV [Potato rough dwarf virus]) has yet to be determined ... PVP is transmitted by Myzus persicae and possibly other aphid species.

OBS

Leaves of infected potatoes may show a mild mosaic, roughness of the surface, waviness of the leaf margin or no symptoms at all depending on the variety and on the weather. Some hypersensitive varieties develop top necrosis.

OBS

Potato is its only known natural host.

OBS

"PVA" is the approved abbreviation according to several sources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Culture des plantes sarclées
CONT

Le PVA cause la mosaïque commune. [Il] est moins fréquent que les autres virus de la pomme de terre mais il peut causer de graves dégâts lorsqu'il se trouve associé au virus X ou au virus Y.

OBS

Ce virus est le plus souvent transmis par [...] Myzus persicae ainsi que par le contact entre les plantes.

OBS

C'est l'acronyme anglais «PVA» qui est le plus utilisé en français. L'acronyme français est rarement utilisé.

Spanish

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