Group Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Rank Species | Higher classification Closterovirus | |
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Scientific name Closterovirus beet yellows virus Similar Closterovirus, Crinivirus, Beet necrotic yellow vei, Polerovirus, Lettuce infectious yellows vi | ||
Beet yellows virus (BYV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Closteroviridae. Beet yellows virus is transmitted by multiple species of aphid and causes a yellowing disease in Beta vulgaris and Spinacia oleracea.
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