Table 1. Disease rating (symptom rating) scale for evaluation of cotton leaf curl virus disease.
Disease index (%) | Severity grade | Symptoms | Remarks |
0 | 0 | No Symptoms | Resistant |
1–20 | 1 | Thickening of only secondary and tertiary veins. | Highly tolerant |
21–30 | 2 | Thickening of secondary and primary (mid rib) veins. | Tolerant |
31–50 | 3 | Vein thickening (V.T), leaf curling (L.C) or enation (E) or both. | Susceptible |
>50 | 4 | Stunting along with vein thickening leaf curling/enation. | Highly susceptible |