Thanks a million Dr Gurcharan ... this is really fascinating. I never imagined that the attrative patterns on the leaves are due to some viral infection. Thanks also Usha di.
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes Ushadi > Yes this 2006 report is cited at a couple of places. Besides cucumber mosaic > virus also infects this plant (Tewari and Tripathi, 2003). > > http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/files/regs/imports/plants/coco-peat/ra-eclipta-prostrata.pdf > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 7:39 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Gurcharanji >> I found on the net that this yellowing is most likely due to infection with >> Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (also a begomovirus apparaently) and not >> the old idea that it was a begomovirus infecting specifically eclipta alba >> or e. prostrata.. Does this sound true? >> >> http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=011039 >> and describing the new delhi tomato leaf curl virus is at >> http://www.ndrs.org.uk/article.php?id=011039 >> >> What is most important to me as a gardener is that the virus is apparantly >> transmitted by the whitefly... !!! >> >> Usha di >> >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I hope Eclipta prostrata with viral infection. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Rashmi Khiani <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> A short herb from Mumbai, it is around 1 feet high and has attractively >>>> patterned leaves. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Kind regards, Rashmi >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> > > > -- Kind regards, Rashmi --
