Not AvailableTwo virus isolates (OY77 and OY81B) from okra plants showing yellow vein
mosaic, downward curling and vein twisting symptoms were collected from
different farmer’s fields in Karnal, Haryana state, India. The genomes of the two
isolates were amplified, cloned, sequenced and analysed. The analysis indicated
that the isolates are similar with 89.2% nucleotide sequence identity. Based on the
current threshold cut-off value for taxonomy distinguishing the genus begomoviruses
species from strains, the two isolates are designated as strains of Cotton
leaf curl Alabad virus (CLCuAV) which shared nucleotide sequence identity of
490% with CLCuAV infecting cotton in Pakistan. Phylogenetic and recombination
analyses of the major genome component of OY77 and OY81B is derived
from different begomviruses (CLCuAV, BYVMV, CLCuMuV) as the foremost
parents for evolution of these new recombinant strains.Not Availabl
