title: Immunological detection of bean common mosaic virus in French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) leaves.
abstract: Bean common mosaic potyvirus (BCMV) is an important seed borne pathogen of French bean. Differential inoculation with bean common mosaic virus at cotylodonary trifoliate leaf stage and pre-flowering stage of crop growth revealed that cotyledonary leaf infection favored maximum disease expression. Under immunosorbent electron microscopy (ISEM) the virus particles of filamentous structure having a diameter of 750 nm (l) and 15 nm (w) were observed. These particles gave positive precipitin tests with polyclonal antiserum of Potato virus Y.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, A.K.A.P.G. College, Varanasi, UP India.
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: U P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Bean common mosaic virus; French bean