Molecular evidence for bamboo as a new natural host of Cherry necrotic rusty …

Himalayan ‘maggar’ bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii), widely distributed in the Himalayas, was found to exhibit mild virus-like symptoms, which included mosaic, chlorosis, necrotic spots and mottling. Leaf samples from symptomatic plants were subjected to reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the detection of Cherry necrotic rusty mottle virus (CNRMV). Sequencing of t…