Table 1.
Infectivity of experimental ToLCNDV clones in N. benthamiana and cucumber (infectious clone, IC, of ToLCNDV-ES DNA A and B, AES and BES, respectively, and of ToLCNDV-India DNA A and B, AIn and BIn, respectively).
| IC | N. benthamiana | Cucumber | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infectivity | Severity * | Symptoms | Infectivity | Severity * | Symptoms | |
| Mock | 0/9 | - | - | 0/7 | - | - |
| AESBES | 9/9 | +++ | Severe leaf curl, mosaic, stunting | 5/7 | - | No symptoms |
| AInBIn | 9/9 | +++ | Severe leaf curl, mosaic, stunting | 7/7 | ++ | Leaf curl, yellow mosaic |
| AESBIn | 9/9 | +++ | Severe leaf curl, mosaic, stunting | 4/7 | + | Yellow mosaic on leaf |
| AInBES | 9/9 | +++ | Severe leaf curl, mosaic, stunting | 3/7 | + | Yellow mosaic on leaf |
* Severity: -: infected but no symptom, +: infected and show 1 symptom, ++: infected and show 2 symptom, +++: infected and show 3 symptom.