Viruses are obligate, acellular agents that reproduce inside living cells, spread between tissues, and frequently cause diseases in plants. Among all plant viruses, about one-quarter are transmitted through seeds. Pulses have gained popularity due to their use as a source of protein in food and their favorable impact on soil fertility. Plant species belonging to Leguminosae are vulnerable to a range of seedborne disease, and since they are planted by direct sowing, they are among the plants in which the occurrence of these diseases is a real risk.
Virus Family or Other Group/Genus | Virus Species | Acronym | Transmission | Hosts | Rate of Seed Transmission (%) * |
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Family Bromoviridae | |||||
Alfamovirus | Alfalfa mosaic virus | AMV | Aphids, seeds | Medicago sativa L. Trifolium spp. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Vigna unguiculata L. Cicer arietinum L. Vicia faba L. Arachis ipogea L. Glycine max L. Lens culinaris Medik. |
0.2–74 60–70 0.7–4.9 7–82 0.1–1 0.4 - 5–9 0.1–5 |
Cucumovirus | Cucumber mosaic virus | CMV | Aphids, seeds | Medicago sativa L. Trifolium spp. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Vigna unguiculata L. Cicer arietinum L. Vicia faba L. Arachis ipogea L. Glycine max L. Lens culinaris Medik. |
0.1–0.3 8–10 Up to 100 4–37 0.1–1 0–10 1.3 50–95 7–9 |
Family Potyviridae | |||||
Potyvirus | Bean yellow mosaic virus | BYMV | Aphids, seeds | Trifolium spp. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Cicer arietinum L. Vicia faba L. Pisum sativum L. Lens culinaris Medik. |
12–15 7 3 0.1–9.8 10–30 18 |
Pea seedborne mosaic virus | PSbMV | Aphids, seeds | Pisum sativum L. Cicer arietinum L. Vicia faba L. Lens culinaris Medik. |
8–90 1 3 44 |
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Soybean mosaic virus | SMV | Aphids, seeds | Glycine max L. | Up to 75 | |
Bean common mosaic virus | BCMV | Aphids, seeds | Phaseolus vulgaris L. Vigna unguiculata L. |
2–80 0.8–12.4 |
This entry is adapted from the peer-reviewed paper 10.3390/plants12102040