Grapevine leafroll-associated virus

Grapevine leafroll-associated virus
Virus classification
Group:	Group IV ((+)ssRNA)
Family:	Closteroviridae
Genus:	Closterovirus
Species:	Grapevine leafroll-associated virus
Subspecies
?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 ?Grapevine corky bark-associated virus ?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 ?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2 ?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4

?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3
?Grapevine corky bark-associated virus
?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1
?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 2
?Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 4

Grapevine leafroll-associated virus (GLRaV) is a name for a group of viruses infecting grapevine in the genus Closterovirus.

Obscure mealybugs (Pseudococcus viburni) feed on the phloem of vines and woody-stemmed plants, especially pear and apple trees and grape vines. Some individuals are vectors for infectious pathogens and can transmit them from plant to plant while feeding; mealybug-spread grapevine leafroll associated virus type III (GRLaV-3), in particular, has wreaked havoc among the grapes of New Zealand, reducing the crop yield of infected vineyards by up to 60%.

Leafroll viruses are associated with rugose wood condition of grapevine.

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