Raspberry bushy dwarf virus

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Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV)
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Genus: Idaeovirus Species: Raspberry bushy dwarf virus
Synonyms
loganberry degeneration virus raspberry yellows virus possibly raspberry line-pattern virus

Raspberry bushy dwarf virus (RBDV) is a plant pathogenic virus^[1].

[edit] Causes

RBDV is usually transmitted through infected pollen. Insects that feed from infected bushes are also capable of spreading the infected pollen^[2].

[edit] Symptoms

Infected bushes are not bushy nor small, rather the fruit is crumbly and in much reduced yields^[3]. Infection usually means the bush needs to be replaced as the virus stays in the host for a lifetime.

[edit] Literature

1. ^ http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVFamilyGroup.html Family Groups - The Baltimore Method
2. ^ http://phene.cpmc.columbia.edu/ICTVdB/00.034.0.01.001.htm ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: Raspberry bushy dwarf virus
3. ^ Leslie MacDonald, P.Ag., BCMAF with Dr. Bob Martin & W.S. Peters, P.Ag. "RBDV Factsheet FAQ" B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Food