Summary Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) is an exceptional Old World bipartite
begomovirus. On the Indian subcontinent, a region in which monopartite DNA satellite …

Potato apical leaf curl disease (PALCD) caused by a unique bipartite virus [tomato leaf curl
New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV)] has emerged as a global threat. With the inception of …

Chilli, which encompasses several species in the genus Capsicum, is widely consumed
throughout the world. In the Indian subcontinent, production of chilli is constrained due to …

Chilli pepper or hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.,) is an important spice and vegetable crop
of family Solanaceae. Chilli is susceptible to various pathogens involving viruses, which …

The article reflects on the first record of Chilli leaf curl virus affecting chilli in India. It states
that in December 2004, a very high disease incidence was observed in farmers' field in …

Leaf curl disease in a chili plant is caused mainly by Chili leaf curl virus (ChiLCV)(Family:
Geminiviridae, Genus: Begomovirus). ChiLCV shows a widespread occurrence in most of …

The begomoviruses (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae) constitute the largest group
of plant viruses causing devastating crop diseases in India. About 16% geminiviruses …

Begomoviruses are a large group of whitefly-transmitted plant viruses containing single-
stranded circular DNA encapsidated in geminate particles. They are responsible for …

Whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (WTGs) have emerged as the most destructive
pathogens, particularly in the tropics and subtropics. The epidemics caused by the emerging …

An epidemic of chilli leaf curl disease was recorded in 2004 in Jodhpur, a major chilli‐
growing area in Rajasthan, India. Several isolates were efficiently transmitted by the whitefly …