Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus
BYMV
Description:
Species Affected:
Bean, Clover, Lupins, Medics.
Biology:
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Distribution:
Significance:
Management and Control:
Control weeds that may act as alternate hosts.
In Lupins -
Plant a 10 m cereal barrier around crops to clean the virus from Aphid mouth-parts as they move from infected areas to the Lupin crop.
Graze adjacent Clover and Medic pastures to keep Aphid numbers lower.
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Acknowledgments:
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