ETIOLOGICAL IDENTIFICATION OF PASSION FRUIT MOSAIC DISEASE OCCURRING IN GUANGZHOU

Two virus isolates were obtained from the passion fruit plants growing in the campus fruit garden of South China Agricultural University. The two isolates were found to be identical, and was therefore suggested to be an if elate cf (MV cr basis of the morphology of the virus particle, serology, host range, differential host reaction, physical properties and aphid vectors . Peanut was found to be a new artificial inoculated host plant of CMV which induced local lesions on inoculated leaves.