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Agriculture · Q476

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 476

Q476

Yellow mosaic virus disease of moong spreads by

A.
Bemisia tabaci
Answer
B.
Aphis craccivora
C.
Nephotettix viruscens
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Yellow mosaic virus disease of moong spreads by Bemisia tabaci.
Mungbean yellow mosaic virus (MYMV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Geminiviridae. It is a major exotic disease of mungbeans causing leaf discoloration and yield losses.
Yellow mosaic disease of many legumes is often transmitted by silverfly (Bemisia tabaci). It is characterized by a bright yellow mosaic on the leaves of infected plants and causes significant losses to mungbean.