Potato virus U
Encyclopedia
Potato virus U is a pathogenic plant virus discovered in Peru
in 1983. PVU characteristically causes leaf malformation and necrotic spotting. Transmitted by mechanical inoculation — including seed-to-seed contact and grafting — PVU is also said to be transferred by nematode
s of the genus
Longidorus.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
in 1983. PVU characteristically causes leaf malformation and necrotic spotting. Transmitted by mechanical inoculation — including seed-to-seed contact and grafting — PVU is also said to be transferred by nematode
Nematode
The nematodes or roundworms are the most diverse phylum of pseudocoelomates, and one of the most diverse of all animals. Nematode species are very difficult to distinguish; over 28,000 have been described, of which over 16,000 are parasitic. It has been estimated that the total number of nematode...
s of the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Longidorus.