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Viruses with Common Name: Groundnut rosette virus

Umbravirus arachidis

Taxonomy
Family: Tombusviridae
Genus: Umbravirus
Subgenus: -
Species: Umbravirus arachidis
Hosts & Location
Main Hosts: Arachis hypogaea
Other Hosts: Nicotiana benthamiana, Phaseolus vulgaris, Vigna unguiculata, Cajanus cajan
Host in DRC: Arachis hypogaea
Neighboring countries: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Gabon, Kenya, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia.
Provinces (DRC): No details

Additional Info
Common Name: Groundnut rosette virus
ICTV ID: ICTV19952482
Genome: ssRNA(+)
Status: -
ViralZone: View

Diseases & Transmission
Diseases: Groundnut rosette disease
Symptoms: Chlorosis, green rosette, mosaic rosette
Transmission Modes: No efficient mechanical transmission or seed transmission either.
Vectors: Aphididae = Aphis craccivora (persistent)

References
IITA, 2008