Hamza Rafiq Author

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Review of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) along-with its strains (CLCuMuV and CLCuBuV)

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Hamza Rafiq

Cotton produces exceptional quality fiber which prime importance in textile industry. As the textile industry expanded cotton industries started running side by side for which substantial factor is sustainable cotton production. To follow through, the related diseases were studied thoroughly, especially Bacterial Blight and Cotton Leaf Curl Virus. A viral disease of genus Begomovirus has been intractable for the last 3-4 decades. CLCuV is bipartite and 18-20nm in diameter and 30nm in length. It attacks on the leaves causing curling and enation type symptoms which decreases seed size thus declining fiber quality. Virus has different strains like CLCuV-Alabad,Banglore,Barasat,Gezira,Kokhran, Multan and Burewala. In region like Indo-Pak Subcontinent, Multan and Burewala strains are in poss... view more»

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