Virusul necrozarii mugurilor alunelor de
pamant - Groundnut bud
necrosis virus, Tospovirus, Bunyaviridae. (Ref. Pop,
2009, TVV, II, 370). A fost identificat mai recent la Arachis hypogaea cv. Gilan, in Iran (Golnarghi s.a., 2002, Plant Dis.
86, 561), plantele infectate natural manifestand mozaic, marmorare,
mozaic inelar, piticire si necrozarea mugurilor. Inoculat
artificial, virusul a produs mozaic si necrozarea mugurilor la A. hypogaea cv. NC2, necroze la Nicotiana benthamiana si N. rustrica
si leziuni locale necrotice la Vigna
unguiculata cv. Marshal. Experimental
virusul se transmite prin inoculare de suc, iar in natura prin tripsul Frankliniella
schultzeii