Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea

Cultivars of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) possessing tolerance to infection by cowpea mottle virus (CMeV) under screenhouse conditions exhibited both tolerance and resistance to infection by beetle vectors under field conditions. Resistance to infection was exemplified by delayed and reduced incidence...

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Autores principales: Allen, D.J., Thottappilly, G., Rossel, H.W.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1982
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176018
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author Allen, D.J.
Thottappilly, G.
Rossel, H.W.
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description Cultivars of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) possessing tolerance to infection by cowpea mottle virus (CMeV) under screenhouse conditions exhibited both tolerance and resistance to infection by beetle vectors under field conditions. Resistance to infection was exemplified by delayed and reduced incidence of infection resulting from natural infection pressure, and appeared to be unrelated to vector feeding preference. This suggests that certain cowpea cultivars such as TVu 3901 possess more than one component of resistance (sensu Russell, 1978) to CMeV. Despite some correspondence between results from artificial (mechanical) and natural (vector) inoculation, we suggest that field evaluation is often an important adjunct to greenhouse screening for virus disease resistance since resistance mechanisms operative under field conditions may be overlooked in artificial screening programmes. In the susceptible cultivar TVu 612, when artificially inoculated, CMeV is transmissible through cowpea seed up to 0.4%. In only one instance was CMeV seed transmitted from natural infection. We suggest that apparent inefficiency in seed transmission may in part account for the restricted ecological and geographical distribution of CMeV.
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spelling CGSpace1760182025-11-11T11:08:25Z Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea Allen, D.J. Thottappilly, G. Rossel, H.W. cowpeas Infection seed fields tolerance Screening Inoculation Cultivars of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) possessing tolerance to infection by cowpea mottle virus (CMeV) under screenhouse conditions exhibited both tolerance and resistance to infection by beetle vectors under field conditions. Resistance to infection was exemplified by delayed and reduced incidence of infection resulting from natural infection pressure, and appeared to be unrelated to vector feeding preference. This suggests that certain cowpea cultivars such as TVu 3901 possess more than one component of resistance (sensu Russell, 1978) to CMeV. Despite some correspondence between results from artificial (mechanical) and natural (vector) inoculation, we suggest that field evaluation is often an important adjunct to greenhouse screening for virus disease resistance since resistance mechanisms operative under field conditions may be overlooked in artificial screening programmes. In the susceptible cultivar TVu 612, when artificially inoculated, CMeV is transmissible through cowpea seed up to 0.4%. In only one instance was CMeV seed transmitted from natural infection. We suggest that apparent inefficiency in seed transmission may in part account for the restricted ecological and geographical distribution of CMeV. 1982 2025-08-07T08:31:14Z 2025-08-07T08:31:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176018 en Limited Access application/pdf Allen, D.J., Thottappilly, G. & Rossel, H.W. (1982). Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus‐tolerant cowpea. Annals of Applied Biology, 100(2), 331-336.
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Infection
seed
fields
tolerance
Screening
Inoculation
Allen, D.J.
Thottappilly, G.
Rossel, H.W.
Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea
title Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea
title_full Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea
title_fullStr Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea
title_full_unstemmed Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea
title_short Cowpea mottle virus: field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea
title_sort cowpea mottle virus field resistance and seed transmission in virus tolerant cowpea
topic cowpeas
Infection
seed
fields
tolerance
Screening
Inoculation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176018
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