| Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus | |
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| Leaf of okra showing symptoms of Bhendi yellow vein mosaic | |
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Monodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Shotokuvirae |
| Phylum: | Cressdnaviricota |
| Class: | Repensiviricetes |
| Order: | Geplafuvirales |
| Family: | Geminiviridae |
| Genus: | Begomovirus |
| Species: | Begomovirus abelmoschusflavi |
Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus (BYVMV) or okra yellow vein mosaic (OYVMV) is a viral disease caused by monopartite Begomovirus affecting okra plants. [1] [2] It was first found in 1924 in Bombay, India, and Sri Lanka. [3] It is the major limitation of the production of okra. [4] This disease is transmitted by whitefly.
Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus (BYVMV) is classified in the genus Begomovirus , family Geminiviridae . Like other begomoviruses, it possesses a circular, single-stranded DNA genome encapsidated in twinned icosahedral particles. Most isolates of BYVMV have a bipartite genome, designated DNA-A and DNA-B, each approximately 2.7 kilobases in length. [5] Phylogenetically, BYVMV groups with other Old World begomoviruses infecting Malvaceae plants such as cotton and hibiscus. [6]