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YELLOW DWARF ONION [1 record]

Record 1 2004-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
DEF

A virus disease named after the two conspicuous symptoms which it produces: yellowing and dwarfing of the plant. It is transmitted by aphids and leafhoppers and not by seed.

OBS

Yellow dwarf: pale green young leaves. Older leaves are crinkled and folded downward. An onion disease caused by the Onion yellow dwarf virus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

Nanisme jaune : jeunes feuilles vert pâle. Feuilles plus âgées qui se gaufrent et se replient vers le sol. Maladie de l'oignon causée par le Virus de la bigarrure de l'oignon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
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