%0 Journal Article
%A Kumar, P L
%A Jones, A T
%A Sreenivasulu, P
%A Reddy, D V R
%D 2000
%F icrisat:1908
%J Journal of Mycology and Plant Pathology
%N 2
%P 249-249
%T Breakthrough in the Identification of the Causal Virus of Pigeonpea Sterility Mosaic Disease
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/1908/
%V 30
%X A tenui-like virus was isolated from pigeon pea plants affected by sterility mosaic disease. The virus particles are highly flexuous and branched filaments measuring 3-8 nm diameter. The virus contains a 32 kDa coat protein and 4-5 segmented RNA of size 0.8-3.5 kilo bases.