Lettuce Necrotic Yellows Virus
LNYV
Description:
A viral disease that causes stunting and yellowing of plants. One side of the plant often grows larger than the other. Leaves may be more crinkled.
Species Affected:
Lettuce.
Biology:
Transmitted by an aphid, usually from Sowthistle to the crop.
Life Cycle:
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Distribution:
Significance:
Management and Control:
Destroy Sowthistle (Sonchus spp.) in cropping and adjacent area as these carry the virus.
Control Aphids.
Related and Similar Species:
References:
1205
Acknowledgments:
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