Beet yellows virus (BYV) is a
plant pathogenic virus of the family ''
Closteroviridae''. Beet yellows virus is transmitted by multiple species of
aphid
Aphids are small sap-sucking insects and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Common names include greenfly and blackfly, although individuals within a species can vary widely in color. The group includes the fluffy white woolly aphids. A t ...
and causes a yellowing disease in ''
Beta vulgaris
''Beta vulgaris'' (beet) is a species of flowering plant in the subfamily Betoideae of the family Amaranthaceae. Economically, it is the most important crop of the large order Caryophyllales. It has several cultivar groups: the sugar beet, of gr ...
'' and ''
Spinacia oleracea
Spinach (''Spinacia oleracea'') is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. Its leaves are a common edible vegetable consumed either fre ...
''.
See also
* ''
Beet pseudoyellows virus''
References
External links
*
ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database: Beet yellows virus
Viral plant pathogens and diseases
Closteroviridae
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